A study identified innovative and exemplary state and local practices linking economic development and job training through community colleges and other institutions of higher and community education. The project reviewed the literature of national economic development activities and local government practices to stimulate economic development and…

Responding to an inquiry from a state that does not fund noncredit instruction but that is under pressure to reconsider its position, the American Council on Education conducted a survey to determine what states fund noncredit postsecondary education for adults and what types of training are funded. In the spring and summer of 1986, two…

This summary of a larger report on the education and training needs of the distributive industry in England is intended to stimulate and assist the further education (FE) system in the provision and marketing of more education/training for the industry. Following a brief background to the project, the structure of, developments in, and major…

Developed to provide a programmed instruction tutorial for student assistant shelvers in the General Reference Division at San Diego State University (SDSU) Library, this manual presents five teaching units: (1) an introduction to the resources and services available in General Reference, which includes reference materials for all fields in the…

This congressional report outlines seven sections of amendments to the Veterans' Job Training Act. The first section of the amendments stipulates that the act may also be referred to as the Veterans' Employment and Education Amendments of 1987. The next two sections amend the time periods for application and initiation of training and procedures…

The possibility of meeting current needs for entry level caregivers in day care settings is predicated on the hiring of untrained personnel. Standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) support the hiring of untrained persons and the provision of on-the-job training for them. However, data gathered from a…

This bibliography is a component of the Review of Manpower Programs and Services Affecting Migrant and Refugee Youth. It concentrates on Australian research and publications issued mainly between January 1977 and December 1983. Some unpublished papers are also included. The first section lists government reports and publications, with a subsection…

Interest in encouraging linkages between economic development efforts of various federal agencies with the job development and training activities of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) led, in 1979, to the development of an interagency effort, the Employment Initiatives Program, and the signing of six interagency agreements with…

For several years the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been actively involved in educational and training affairs. Small businesses must overcome some inertia to become again interested in educational reform and training. The conflict that will occur between them and community-based groups that have been filling the void will only help the educational…

A study was conducted to determine the employment needs within the Palomar Community College District. Surveys were mailed to a stratified random sample of 600 North San Diego County employers, requesting respondents to provide information on type and size of business, to rank the occupational programs offered by Palomar according to employment…

Based on the responses to a survey sent to 23 electronic text managers, this report provides information on the staffing and training requirements associated with the production of electronic text materials. It is directed primarily towards those in higher education and the nonprofit community, including local colleges, public television stations,…

The validity of the Training Benefit Forecasting Method (TBFM) in a quality-based electronics manufacturing organization was studied. Participants were approximately 75 people involved in the manual production of circuit boards in a division of Control Data Corporation. Five training options to reduce the number of defects produced during…

This publication discusses and analyzes issues related to job training in the high school. Section 1 describes the nature of the job training problem by presenting views of constituencies affected by high school programs. The interests of these groups are examined: students, instructional staff members, school administrators, parents, employers,…

This learning module, one in a series of 20 related training modules for apprentice stationary engineers, deals with steam. Addressed in the individual instructional packages included in the module are the following topics: steam formation and evaporation, types of steam, and steam transport and purification. Each instructional package in the…

Within the context of a discussion of the future of work in the United States, this paper proposes the development of a four-year structured and closely articulated program of technical preparation, beginning during the junior year of high school and terminating with specific technical education programs in community, technical, and junior…