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Lynch, Edward J. – 1983
Approved in 1979, the robotics technician training program at Macomb County Community College (MCC) in Warren (Michigan) provides students with training in hydraulics and electronics as well as with hands-on training in the area of robotics. Furthermore, the program faculty includes individuals with work experience in electronics, fluid power, and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Automation, Curriculum, Educational Equipment
Download full textTindall, Lloyd W. – 1982
Strategies and techniques appropriate for providing vocational education and employment to learning-disabled adolescents and adults at both the secondary and postsecondary levels now exist. The first step involves formal and informal activities to appropriately identify learning disabled students. Formal assessments should be conducted by…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Handicap Identification, Individualized Education Programs, Informal Assessment
National Commission for Manpower Policy, Washington, DC. – 1978
The papers contained in this special report were written as background material for a national conference. Following a conference summary, the following papers are included: "Labor Market Intermediaries: An Overview"; "A Reexamination of What is Known about Jobseeking Behavior in the United States"; "The Public Employment…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Computer Oriented Programs, Conference Reports, Employment Opportunities
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The conceptual framework behind the model of aggregate U.S. Employment Service (ES) productivity is described in this report (and the companion volume of appendixes) along with the illustrative estimates of ES productivity using the model. Chapter 1 introduces the question of productivity measurement in a social purpose. Chapter 2 contains a…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Conceptual Schemes, Data Analysis, Employment Services
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1982
A review focused on impact of the 1978 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) amendments in improving sponsor's employability development systems and transition performance. Fifteen prime sponsors in 10 states were visited. Files of 1135 participants were reviewed; 478 were interviewed. Sponsor and Employment and Training Administration…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1980
This document provides an introduction to a job search training activity--self-directed job search--which can be implemented by Private Industry Councils (PICs) or Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Prime Sponsors. The first section introduces self-directed job search for the economically disadvantaged. The next section describes…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Interviews
Spaid, Robin L.; Parsons, Michael H. – 1980
As an informational aid for institutions interested in initiating displaced homemaker projects, this manual describes the development and operations of Hagerstown Junior College's Office of Displaced Homemaker Services. The manual's introduction outlines the specific objectives of the office, which was created to provide support services and/or…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Counseling, Displaced Homemakers, Job Placement
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. Div. of Post-Secondary Education. – 1980
Graphs and tables are provided to illustrate annual placement data for the New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) and the six New Hampshire vocational-technical colleges. After introductory material summarizing the data, the report provides: (1) a breakdown of graduate status data by college; (2) information specific to NHTI concerning graduate…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Education Work Relationship, Employers
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York, NY. – 1981
This is an evaluation report on the vocational education program in the majority black school system of Oakland, California. An overview of the employment problems in Oakland and a description of the report's preparation are contained in an introduction. Chapter two examines the relationship of the vocational education program to planning,…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Black Students, Cooperative Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Tatham, Elaine L. – 1978
During the 1976-77 academic year, 231 students in career programs at Johnson County Community College either graduated or left the program with marketable skills. A follow-up of 188 of these students indicated the following: their average age was 27 (median, 23); 30% were 21 years of age or younger; 54% were females; 66% enrolled to acquire job…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Females
Brolin, Donn; And Others – 1978
Designed for vocational educators, seven sections of information concerning vocational education for students with handicaps are provided in this resource guide. Section I provides an overview of major federal legislation, the Individualized Education Program (IEP), and definitions of specific handicaps as defined by Missouri statutes. Section II…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Definitions, Educational Assessment, Federal Legislation
Schneider, James – 1979
During 1979, 27 Job Information Centers, manned in the local community on a volunteer basis, served as referral and information points for both applicants and employers and provided outreach services to rural areas. Of the 82,446 applicants seeking services, 54,153 were referred to jobs. Workers were placed in over 2,400 agricultural job openings.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Annual Reports, Employment
Treichel, Janet; And Others – 1979
This handbook is designed to illustrate how educational and community personnel in six school districts used a specific planning model to initiate comprehensive career guidance program planning and implementation. It contains a discussion of the Programmatic Approach to Guidance Excellence (PAGE 2) planning model and materials (an instructional…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance, Case Studies
LEVINE, LOUIS – 1963
THE INCREASING AMERICAN TECHNOLOGICAL LEVEL HAS DECREASED THE LEVEL OF AVAILABLE FARM OCCUPATIONS. BECAUSE OF THIS, RURAL YOUTH ARE URGED TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, SINCE JOB PLACEMENT WILL PROBABLY BE IN URBAN AREAS. RURAL YOUTH WILL RECEIVE HELP FROM THE UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (U.S.E.S.), WHICH IS ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE AND PREVENT…
Descriptors: Agencies, Career Counseling, Counseling, Dropouts
BENJAMIN, RUTH – 1967
ITALY AND AMERICA, WHICH HAVE SIMILAR PATTERNS OF URBAN IMMIGRATION, FACE THE CHALLENGES OF EFFICIENTLY MAKING UNTRAINED MANPOWER INDUSTRIALLY PRODUCTIVE AND REDUCING POVERTY. THUS, THE UNITED STATES MIGHT WELL HEED ITALY'S RESPONSE TO THAT CHALLENGE BY ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOLS WHICH, THROUGH CLOSE COOPERATION…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Economic Factors, Educational Policy, Employment Programs
