Vocational education expertise is an important component of the program. (Editor)

How beneficial are programs designed to improve employability and reduce recidivism? This article reviews research on various labor market strategies and casts doubt on their effectiveness. (Author/SSH)

The vocational preparation program for the mildly disabled at Logan High School simulates work activities in which students can develop employable skills and work habits and adapt them to different styles of supervision and different work environments. (SK)

In response to the critical need for alternative transitional services for the handicapped after formal schooling, the Montgomery County Job Training and Tryout Model was created to provide a job training and placement service for out-of-school people with disabilities. (SK)

Public and private training providers deliver efficient training somewhere, but no single provider does it everywhere. While this flexibility is an advantage, the system could be improved by giving individuals and employers the means--cash grants, tax subsidies, or loans--to choose among available offerings. (SK)

Comprehensiveness is the key to the success of Job Corps programs. Corps centers attempt to rectify deficiencies in social attitudes, self-esteem, drug/health problems, and work habits, while providing intensive skill training and work experience to economically and educationally disadvantaged youth. (SK)

Local textile firms have worked with the Chester County Career Center in South Carolina to attract students to textile training, modernize equipment, and develop effective, industry-based training. (SK)

This case study illustrates how one home economist became involved in community economic development and quality of life improvement. Among the techniques she used were quality of life awareness, community outreach, partnership, needs assessment, and response. (SK)

To remain productive, workers require retraining and further education. Educational institutions must change from preparation to continuation and from youth orientation to age-less education. (SK)

Teachers, houseparents, teachers' aides, and parents of students at a school for the deaf in England responded to an attitude questionnaire on advising equally qualified deaf and hearing persons to train for specific occupations. In general, hearing persons would receive more positive recommendations to train for an occupation than deaf persons.…

Examines the scientific bases for the improvement of the employment situation by vocational training; strategies for developing new employment opportunities; and political conditions governing the effectiveness of employment programs. (Availability: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 5, rue du Commerce, L-2985,…