The authors advocate a supported work approach for disabled youth which features four components: (1) job placement, (2) job site training and advocacy, (3) ongoing assessment, and (4) follow-along and transition. Logistical considerations of such an approach in the public schools are explored, including transportation, community-referenced…

Describes a comprehensive list of skills, personal qualities, and competencies considered essential for a child-care worker in India. This list was created by interviewing 30 training instructors from 10 agencies. It was found that these skills could be developed in the field worker through field-based, on-the-job training. (Author/CB)

Examines the role played by experience in the preparation of community college leaders, focusing on a management development program at the Dallas Community College District. Describes important learning experiences for emerging leaders, and experiential principles that culminate in the cultivation of leadership skills. Discusses mentoring…

Increasingly jobs that pay more than subsistence wages and offer opportunities for career advancement require at least some training beyond high school, even at the entry level. Bridge training programs are designed to prepare individuals without the requisite basic skills for postsecondary training leading to career-path employment and further…

This planning guide describes the BEST Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship Program, provides perspectives on the benefits of apprenticeship and other considerations for community stakeholders, and offers guidance on planning milestones and activities needed to accomplish Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeships through…

This PLATO (registered) mathematics curriculum was used in a pilot study as a continuing education offering for employees of an Amoco Fabric and Fibers plant in North Carolina. Thirty-eight Amoco employees used the PLATO learning system over a 6-month period, during which time their progress, in terms of grade level mastery and time, in terms of…

Industry assumes the role of final trainer for the entry worker whose training is incomplete. Diagnostic testing and orientation are helpful to in-industry training. Consultants can help by building up or supporting training programs through their special expertise. (AG)

Author proposes the development of an experimental teacher education model which could be considered as an alternative or option to many present student teaching opportunities. (GB)

A device called binging'' is used in training ironworker apprentices--to test self control and trustworthiness, to establish temporary status in work settings where competence is unclear, and to communicate group expectations and job-related information difficult to share another way. (Author/JB)

In a summary of the studies presented in this theme issue, it is suggested that educational mythology presents an unrealistic picture of the efficacy of schooling. It should be considered that organization of schools contributes to their ineffectiveness-on the job training if incorporated into present educational structures could produce…

Male adolescents in job training program were provided 14 weeks of on-the-job situational group counseling (SGC) supplementing casework. Interdisciplinary teams of leaders met with work-training crews for discussions. Trainees meeting twice weekly showed greater improvement in job performance and adjustment than others. (Author)

How KETC in St. Louis trains staff by the each one teach one principle.". (Editor)