This paper stresses the stake of business and industry as full partners with the schools in the total educational process. Especially needed are programs relevant to on the job training and paid work experience, to replace the outmoded vocational education system which has failed to prepare youth for employment. (NH)

The major objective of this study was to examine the experience of four projects in Baltimore, Boston, Milwaukee, and Buncombe County, North Carolina in counseling and placing in jobs older hard-core unemployed workers. Originally the programs were designed to train the hard-core unemployed over 50 years of age. Generally the emphasis was changed…

This report presents a consideration of the state-of-the-art of task analysis or job analysis. The report was developed in connection with the Allied Health Professions Project whose purpose was to provide the data necessary for the development of job-related curricula in training individuals for service in selected allied health occupations. Task…

A study was conducted to determine the need for new occupational programs in the area served by the Community College of Decatur and to assess the need for existing and proposed occupational programs. Over a 5-month period, questionnaires were mailed to selected representatives from businesses, industries, personal and public services, and health…

In an effort to upgrade or further develop the skills levels of all individuals involved in the emergency medical care service, this training program was developed for the National Highway Safety Bureau. This specific course is an attempt to organize, conduct, and standardize a basic training course for emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The…

A study of participation in training had as subjects black and white employees who were 17-24 years of age, not enrolled in school from 1966 to 1969, and who received company-sponsored training. Most of the employees were in lower socio-economic status jobs. Some 19% of the black youths received some pretraining, while approximately 10% of the…

The training manual is designed to help the Naval trainee meet the occupational qualifications for advancement to Commissaryman First Class and Chief Commissaryman. The introductory chapter discusses advancement; subsequent chapters deal with the technical subject matter of the Commissaryman rating. Chapter 2 provides brief information about…

The purpose of the project was to relocate young, poor, unemployed Negroes from the inner core of Chicago to outlying suburban communities in order to provide greater upward mobility. Most were to have completed a JOBS (Job Opportunities Through Better Skills) program of prevocational counseling and skill training. (Author)

A guide for the instruction of bridge inspectors is provided in this manual as well as instructions for conducting and reporting on a bridge inspection. The chapters outline the qualifications necessary to become a bridge inspector. The subject areas covered are: The Bridge Inspector, Bridge Structures, Bridge Inspection Reporting System,…

Results of a survey of 23 community colleges in Washington State in regard to the use of potential use of paraprofessionals in the area of guidance and counseling are provided. Of these colleges, 6 were using paraprofessionals, 1 was planning to add two, 11 planned to add paraprofessionals "when their budget allowed," and 5 reported no…

The problems and advantages of locating industry in a rural setting were discussed in this conference report. The 10 individual speeches covered: changes in employment and the labor force; problems and advantages of rural locations, rural labor, and site selection; the importance of involving the Black community; the nature of the food processing…

This instructor's manual contains two independent "volumes," Career Ladder and Curriculum Guides to Code Positions and Zoning Positions. Each guide is structured representing the progression of required and/or suggested training needed to progress from entry to journeyman levels in the requisite occupational field. The training designs…

This case study is an analysis of the existing and proposed manpower programs of the United States with specific attention made to two of its broad components. These are education/training and public service employment, sometimes called job creation. Information contained in this work was obtained through library research. Current information…

This report includes the three speeches and panel discussion that formed the substantive content of this conference. One speech concerns the functions of the library technical assistant in terms of current and future trends in library operations. The systems approach and new technologies are regarded as factors pushing libraries in the direction…

This report examines the quality and rigor of evaluation practices at the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), and the extent to which evaluation results have influenced program design and operation. Because of the innovative nature of the programs, and a resulting lack of reliable data, past attempts at comprehensive evaluation have been…