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Brett, Belle – 1988
Inner City, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaroid Corporation, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, that has provided job training for the past 20 years to Boston's unemployed, underemployed, and disadvantaged residents, with entry into meaningful employment. Training occurs within the framework of an actual manufacturing environment so that the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Entry Workers, Graduate Surveys
Who Will Do the Work? A Business Guide for Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce. Corporate Action Package.
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1989
This publication provides business with a detailed guide for becoming involved in one important option for business/education partnerships: school-to-work transition programs, or Jobs Collaboratives. A rationale is offered for business to join a collaborative effort as a first step to understanding schools and as a basis for more systemic change.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Download full textEasterday, Joseph R.; And Others – 1987
This paper is a product of Project COMPETE, a service demonstration project undertaken for the purpose of developing and validating a model and training sequence to improve transition services for moderately, severely, and profoundly retarded youth. The paper reports on the first 2 years of the project, which has placed 20 students with a mean IQ…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
This hearing reviews testimony concerning H.R. 2246, the Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act (JEDI). JEDI is a voluntary program whereby states receive additional funds to fight the problem of chronic welfare dependency and poverty. The bill would require the existing Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to target job training efforts at…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Cook, Robert F., Ed. – 1987
Case studies were made of the following dislocated worker programs: Cummins Engine Company Dislocated Worker Project; GM-UAW Metropolitan Pontiac Retraining and Employment Program; Minnesota Iron Range Dislocated Worker Project; Missouri Dislocated Worker Program Job Search Assistance, Inc.; Hillsborough, North Carolina, Dislocated Worker Project;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1987
This booklet, prepared in conjunction with adult students from the non-traditional student association at Jackson Community College, Jackson, Michigan, provides information on college for adult students who are considering entering or reentering school. In six short sections, the guide covers the following topics: career goals and counseling,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adult Students, College Programs, College Students
Babco, Eleanor L. – 1987
This publication reports starting salary data based on job offers made to graduating college students at all degree levels in selected curricula and graduate programs during the recruiting period of September 1986 to June 1987. Data were submitted by 164 placement offices at 143 participating colleges and universities in the United States. This…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education
Cass, Monte, Comp.; Park, Frieda, Comp. – 1985
This compilation presents descriptions of 146 unusual and innovative job development activities that have been used successfully by deans, directors, and placement coordinators of Missouri area vocational-technical schools and community colleges. The strategies are divided into nine categories: Innovative Ideas, Educators Go to Employers,…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Field Trips, Innovation, Internship Programs
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools, New Brunswick, NJ. – 1987
The Urban Job Center was designed to help break the poverty cycle for single parents and their children by increasing single mothers' participation in job training, providing them with such supportive services as child care and transportation assistance, helping them gain access to higher-paying jobs, and informing parents about realistic…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling Services, Employment Potential, Employment Services
Yoseloff, Darlene; And Others – 1987
Project RESOURCES (Retired Employees Skills Outreach Using Retirees in Continuing Employment Situations) was developed at Middlesex County College (MCC) to meet the employment needs of the over 55 age population. Designed to assist others in implementing similar programs, this manual provides an overview of the project, including information on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Employment Programs, Job Placement
Bloyer, Judy; And Others – 1987
Information is provided for a variety of student services provided by the Maricopa County (Arizona) Community College District. Section I describes the Computerized Job Placement System, designed to assist the Career Planning Office in placing students, and the Computer-Assisted Career Position Announcement System, which alerts current and former…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Awareness, Career Guidance, Community Colleges
Barrow, Connye M. – 1982
This paper explores recent research, current practices, and implications for the future development of job placement programs in vocational education. An introduction views the relationship of job placement programs to vocational education and the importance of continual research in this area in light of three factors: responsibility for job…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Employment Services, Guidelines
Shaffer, Kathy M.; Hubbs, Marguerite – 1982
Developed to assist vocational students, nontraditional by sex, in finding and keeping training-related jobs, this manual contains strategies for use by all vocational educators--instructors, administrators, and placement specialists. It is intended for use with potential employers, nontraditional and traditional vocational students, advisory…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Job Placement, Job Search Methods, Needs Assessment
Oregon State Dept. of Human Resources, Salem. – 1985
This report is designed to provide information required to evaluate the Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Airframe-and-Powerplant Mechanic from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research, (2) fairness to minorities, and (3) usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Aviation Mechanics, Job Placement
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
Presented are results from a survey of 2,530 sheltered workshop programs serving handicapped persons. Initial sections review the historical development of workshops, federal regulations affecting workshops, and previous related studies. Data are provided on the following topics: characteristics of workshops and clients (including a table on…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employment, Federal Legislation
