Evaluated a short-term training program in rehabilitation, which taught job placement skills to counselors (N=19) whose clients were legally blind. Results indicated that program participants reported higher mean numbers of total placements, competitive placements, and employer contacts after training, and also had more favorable attitudes toward…

A call for educators and employers to collaborate to produce young people who understand the "system" and will contribute to it through their work. (Author)

With a little money, some top students, and a well coordinated plan, Earlham College's career planning and placement office has one-to-one contact with all its underclass students. (Author)

To land a new position 3,000 miles away, Janet developed a special type of resume that was focused on her skills and not on former job titles. (Author)

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) has defined the workforce development system as organizations at the national, state, and local levels that have direct responsibility for planning and allocating resources (both public and private), providing administrative oversight, and operating programs to assist…

The six sections of this brief provide the following information: (1) the types of public incentives available to employers for hiring and training of employees, including increasing economic activity and increasing labor market supply; (2) federally operated incentive programs (Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit, Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Employee…

This congressional hearing continues the House's oversight of the Department of Labor's (DOL's) Job Corps program, focusing on the fourth element of successful job training, maintaining a vocational curriculum that reflects current and future job opportunities. It reviews findings of a General Accounting Office (GAO) study that found the program…

Examines a career fair'' as a valuable adjunct to a career counseling and placement program. The process of planning and setting up a career fair is detailed. (Author/NJ)

Article described community efforts at cooperation in a bilingual program. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the responsibilities of technology educators for improving their relationships with the employers of school graduates, involving the conduct of efficient placement and follow-up activities, acquaintance with manpower and training information, development of new curricula and facilities, and offering of continuing education programs. (CC)

Presented an educational program for the Vienna Correctional Center which enrolled both inmates and correctional officers. Author also offered suggestions for consideration by others who might be thinking about developing a similar program. (Author/RK)

Describes employment services, counseling, placement, training, and grants to help unemployed former aerospace engineers and scientists. (MF)

Improvement and advancement of occupational education depend on solution of emerging problems, some of which may constitute crises. (Editor)