The document briefly presents career information in the field of aerospace industry. Employment exists in three areas: (1) professional and technical occupations in research and development (engineers, scientists, and technicians); (2) administrative, clerical, and related occupations (engineers, scientists, technicians, clerks, secretaries,…

To provide curriculum specialists and practitioners with specific information on the source and quality of instructional materials for the metal trades and area and to suggest areas of needed curriculum development, a selected review and analysis of previously processed Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) documents were made.…

On May 8 and 9, 1970, 170 people from six provinces and four states gathered in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at Lakehead University, for a two-day workshop on the subject of library technicians. The objectives of this workshop were: (1) to consider the role of library assistants or technicians and the type of post-secondary school training which they…

After taking a brief look at the developments and some generalized trends of the past three decades, this paper attempts to identify some of the characteristics of the decade ahead and new and emerging middle manpower occupations in the 1970's. It is the thesis of this paper that a country interested in rapid economic development should invest…

The courses, seminars and workshops given at the ten regional centers of the Institute for Air Pollution Training and university air pollution training programs sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency are described in this directory. The Institute's primary objective is to develop and improve the skills and knowledge of individuals in air…

A questionnaire given to 450 cartographic technicians at U.S. Army TOPOCOM is provided. A few questions from the preliminary questionnaire (see TM 001 465) were included, such as sex, age, and GS level. Additional questions deal with parents' education and occupation, technicians' English language facility, level of education reached, and several…

One of a series of training manuals prepared for enlisted personnel in the Navy and Naval Reserve, this self-study package provides subject matter that relates directly to the occupational qualifications of the Quartermaster rating. Contents include a 16-chapter text followed by a glossary, subject index, and the associated nonresident career…

One of a series of training manuals prepared for enlisted personnel in the Navy and Naval Reserve, this self-study package provides subject matter that relates directly to the occupational qualifications of the Aerographer's Mate rating. Contents include a 17-chapter text, a 15-item appendix followed by a subject index and the associated…

Employees (40 years of age and older) of the U.S. Geological Survey were given questionnaires in order to gather information concerning training in technical jobs, impact of retirement age removal, need for retention of older workers, need for expertise of older workers, and advantages of retraining older workers. (CT)

Discusses engineering as a career, emphasizing the need for large numbers of minority students--especially at the junior high and high school levels--to take advantage of the opportunity provided them by the need for engineers. (JM)

Second of two related articles in this issue. Discusses need for reexamination of curricula and requirements, realistic counseling for more engineering student persistence to prevent personnel shortage in field. (CJ)

Points out that, although effective environmental education programs exist at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels in England, a lack exists at the postsecondary levels. Argues for environmental education programs to train scientific monitoring technicians and technician engineers and to increase environmental awareness among…

Examines the accepted economic theories about the role of academic education in economic development. The author challenges the idea that expanding education increases consumption in developing countries, like Spain, which have scarce financial resources, a need for technically trained workers, and no tradition of long-term academic education. (AM)

Focuses on the degree of cyclical sensitivity of the fast-growing services industry. Also examines the employment growth record of the services division, including its impact on overall economic stability in the postwar period. (CT)

Outlines the difficulties in establishing a minimum consensus level of engineering education. Analyzes the current and future role of the engineer and their implications for engineering preparation and lists six major issues for engineering education in the 1980s. (GS)