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Download full textEgan, T. Marshall, Ed.; Lynham, Susan A., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 143 papers and innovative sessions, three poster sessions presented at a conference on human resource development (HRD). A program overview, author index, and a keyword index are also included. The papers are grouped by the conference's 42 symposia, which were devoted to the following topics: women's HRD-related issues;…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Career Development
Butler, Johnny – 2002
In 2000 and 2001, the Team Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board (Team PA WIB) and its partners worked jointly to address Pennsylvania's workforce needs and respond to the need of its customers through new initiatives, new partnerships, and new strategies. The Team PA WIB and its partners continued implementation of the state's vision to create…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 2000
The Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary met to hear testimony on the benefits to American workers, businesses, citizens, and legal residents of more educated immigrants in the national workforce. Statements were given by the following persons: (1) Lamar Smith, U.S. Congressman from Texas; (2) William…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Blacks
Dumbrell, Tom; de Montfort, Rowena; Finnegan, Wendy – 2002
Recent changes in the nature of work in Australia's process manufacturing industry and their impact on operative-level workers and vocational education and training (VET) were examined. Structured interviews were conducted with training or human resource managers in 16 firms representing a cross-section of small, medium, and large enterprises…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Coping
Brown, Larry – 2001
Youth development lies at the heart of the Workforce Investment Act and the Youth Opportunity Movement. Like employment training programs for adults, employment training programs for youth should focus on acquisition of skills, gainful employment, and productive citizenship. Beyond these three characteristics, it is essential that programs for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Programs, Community Programs
Saunders, S. – 2001
Training indicators are functional suites of quantitative and qualitative indicators of current or future vocational education and training (VET) supply and demand. The training indicators approach to educational planning considers indicators of present and likely future conditions for skilled labor and forms judgments about the most appropriate…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Comings, John; Sum, Andrew; Uvin, Johan – 2000
The role of adult education in sustaining economic growth and expanding opportunity in Massachusetts was explored. The analysis focused on the new basic skills needed for a new economy, groups lacking the new basic skills, the demand for adult basic education (ABE), funding for ABE, building basic skills through adult education, ABE's costs and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Heneman, Robert L., Ed.; Greenberger, David B., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 14 papers on human resources (HR) and human resource management (HRM) in virtual organizations. The following papers are included: "Series Preface" (Rodger Griffeth); "Volume Preface" (Robert L. Heneman, David B. Greenberger); "The Virtual Organization: Definition, Description, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Werner, Evelyn C., Comp.; Harmon, Cheryl M., Comp. – 1997
This document presents abstracts for 30 projects that were conducted in Pennsylvania in fiscal year 1995-1996 with federal funds allotted to strengthen adult basic and literacy education through experimentation with new methods, programs, and techniques and professional development for personnel working in adult basic education programs. Among the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
Virginia State General Assembly, Richmond. Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. – 1999
Virginia has 36 criminal justice training academies, including 10 regional academies. The academies conduct entry-level, inservice, and specialized training for law enforcement officers, jailers, and other criminal justice personnel. In 1998, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) was directed to review the quality, consistency,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Competence, Competency Based Education
Evans, Karen; Behrens, Martina; Kaluza, Jens – 2000
The education-to-labor market transitions experienced by young people in England and in eastern and western Germany were compared. The eastern German portion of the study was based on a 1996 study that included a survey of 100 trainers and 1,000 apprentices in 12 companies; in-depth interviews with 18 trainers, career advisers, and others; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Career Choice, Career Development
Kilpatrick, Sue; Allen, Kim – 2001
The factors influencing demand for vocational education and training (VET) courses in Australia by individuals, enterprises, industries, communities, and regions were examined through a review of Australian and selected international research. The following were among the key findings: (1) current definitions of "industry" may not be…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Demand, Educational Environment
Walker, David M. – 2001
The Comptroller General of the United States testified before Congress regarding the General Accounting Office's (GAO's) framework for building the information technology (IT) work force to achieve results. The following were among the key points of his testimony: (1) the federal government is facing pervasive human capital challenges that are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Role, Adult Education, Adult Learning
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
According to data regarding apprentices and trainees in Australia in 1985-1999, the number of apprentices and trainees in Australia reached a record level of 256,000 in June 1999 (versus 172,800 in 1990). Apprentices and trainees undertaking training at Australian Qualifications Framework level III or higher for more than 2 years accounted for…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Clerical Occupations, Comparative Analysis
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in occupations in the row crop production cluster. The document begins with a brief overview of the Illinois perspective on occupational skill standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations
