Cooperative work experience programs were examined in terms of their scope and success in meeting student and community needs. Teacher-coordinators, administrators, and students participating in work programs at eight colleges offering work programs were interviewed. Students from industrial technology classes at a 4-year college were surveyed to…

Skill training, related academic subjects, job orientation, counseling, and attitudinal modification are at the core of the Work Opportunity Center (WOC) program. All energies are focused on assisting each person as an individual deserving of every opportunity for success. Specific procedures to carry out this goal include personalized scheduling,…

This report contains introductory material on cost-benefit analysis, reviews of cost benefit studies by Andrew J. Corazzini and by Jacob J. Kaufman and others, a discussion of the basic concepts of cost-benefit analysis, and a discussion of two possible approaches to cost-benefit analysis of vocational education: (1) vocational versus academic…

Consultants and supervisors from the State Department of Education, the Santa Fe Public Schools, and the Penitentiary of New Mexico propose to train 30 two-man teams as paraprofessional teachers and paraprofessional teacher aides for service as classroom teachers in approximately 40 elementary, secondary, and vocational courses for 500 men in the…

In order to meet the need for media-support personnel with training relevant to the kinds of tasks needed to be performed, the Jobs in Instruction Media Study (JIMS) analyzed jobs and set up guidelines for job structures and training curricula for work performed in the field. In order to gather information about what media personnel do on the job,…

A guide for advancement and training in the Instrumentman 1 and C ratings for Navy personnel is provided in this manual. The chapters outline the duties and responsibilities of the Instrumentmen involved with mechanical instrument repair and calibration shops, safety procedures, watch and clock repair and adjustments, electrical typewriters,…

This booklet was compiled from information received from employment agencies involved in the federal summer jobs program over the past five years and is intended to provide employment staffs with a reference to various ideas, techniques, and resources useful in training summer employees. Ideas and techniques are presented in outline and summary…

This paper summarizes the "Affirmative Action" training of unskilled minorities for jobs as firemen. The various training approaches undertaken are discussed; some were more successful than others. Hopefully, the information provided in this report can be used by other fire departments as a basis for developing their own minority "Affirmative…

This manual provides a step-by-step discription of how to conduct a management awareness training session. Included are discussions on the target audience, goals, facilities, equipment and materials, staffing, introduction into the client organization, pre-training preparation, group composition, the training schedule and a detailed breakdown of…

The evaluation of the Learning Booth program is reported. The program involves a Learning Booth equipped with an electric typewriter and staffed by a trained attendant, a sequence of child-paced instructions, a training program for Learning Booth attendants, and other related materials. Two main objectives were evaluated: (1) offering a child an…

The main objective was to develop and pilot test a basic course for ambulance personnel with emphasis on the medical aspect of training. This included the identification of a medically acceptable text or manual, and determining the prerequisites for selecting students and instructors. Secondary objectives were to outline the requirements for…

This report provides information on rates of progression to the five-skill level in Category B skills by comparing samples of technical school and on-the-job training personnel. Development of the methodology used to measure the rates of progression to the five-skill level was described, along with an explanation of the achievement ratio defined…

This report covers the evaluation of preliminary field testing of a 1-year experimental training program designed to reach a larger number of Head Start teachers and teacher aides at a lower cost but provide an inservice program that was at least as good as an 8-week college program. The program began with a 4-day workshop for 60 teachers and…

Project Homebound, a pilot demonstration program in the use of volunteers as a means of attacking adult illiteracy, proved operational in Butte, Montana. Home bound instructors were divided into six teaching teams, each comprised of a certified teacher who served as team leader and designed the materials used, two teacher's aides who recruited…

The 197 participants, representing all areas of home economics, attended a 3-day national workshop on the training and utilization of auxiliary workers within the field of home economics. Workshop activities included a symposium of auxiliary personnel employed as aides in home economics-related occupations and group discussions which followed…