PURPOSES OF THE CONFERENCE ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER WOMEN WERE TO EXPLORE MEANS BY WHICH OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE EXPANDED FOR THE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL JOBS, TO STIMULATE THE EXPANSION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS SO THAT EVERY WOMAN CAN FIND THE TRAINING SHE MAY WANT AND NEED IN ORDER TO…

THE SCOPE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE TECHNICIAN EDUCATION YEARBOOK (VT 003 546) WAS BROADENED IN THE SECOND EDITION TO INCLUDE THE AGRICULTURAL, BUSINESS-RELATED, CIVIL, ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONIC, HEALTH, INDUSTRIAL, AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A SINGLE SOURCE DOCUMENT CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TECHNICIAN EDUCATION…

The technical, professional, and administrative aspects of the operation and administration of the nation's highway transportation system currently involves more than one-half million persons, and the need for traffic specialists and technicians is exceeding the available supply. The community college must play an increasing role in (1) training…

Designed to fill the need for a single source document containing information about the technical education field, this yearbook was compiled for those people now offering technician training, for those planning to offer it in the near future, and for guidance personnel so that they may intelligently counsel young people who are planning careers…

This report describes all aspects of a radiation health technology program at a lower-division college level. Such a program must include certain basic courses, plus supplementary ones to meet the needs of local employers. To implement and sustain a curriculum, the college must (1) determine the need for it, (2) establish its objectives, (3)…

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are presented for each of six terminal objectives for a two-semester course (2 hours daily) which provides training in the terminology, construction, and function of both two- and four-cycle fuel-air mixture internal combustion engines with emphasis on outboard marine…

This study focused on two objectives. The first objective was to identify and classify the characteristics of conceptual design trade studies that have high potential impact on human resource requirements of Air Force weapon systems. The approach used was a case history review and analysis of 129 F-15 aircraft design trade studies. The analysis…

The yearbook, divided into six sections, records the growth of technician education and training. Section 1 consists of eight articles on new issues, problems, and proposals in technician education. Case studies of eight different college training programs are presented in Section 2. Section 3, the main portion of the yearbook, consists of three…

The purpose of the Photoinstrumentation Technology Program is to train technicians in creative design and implementation of high-speed and other scientific photographic recordings. The curriculum was designed to provide technicians without the A.S. degree with the opportunity to acquire the educational background necessary for salary advance and…

The Library Technician Program of community colleges has been endorsed by the American Library Association (ALA). The ALA's definition of a library Technical Assistant is "a person with certain specifically library-related skills--in preliminary bibliographic searching, for example, or utilization of certain mechanical equipment--the…

The Skills Conversion Project conducted by the National Society of Professional Engineers sought to study the transition mechanisms required to transfer available technical manpower from aerospace and defense industries into other areas of employment in private industry and public service. Fourteen study teams assessed the likelihood of future…

This review deals mainly with British studies and is focused on choice of scientific and technological occupations. Two basic influences on occupational choice are discussed: (1) the acquisition and development of the individual's personal traits, and (2) his environment--school, family, economic and social position. Evidence indicates that…

This guide for those concerned with training needs of vocational planning is designed to provide detailed occupational projections for the State of California. Manpower needs for more than 150 occupational categories were computed by making estimates by industry and occupation for 1960 and 1968 and projections for 1975. Over the 7-year period from…

The function of media technicians and their place in the field of educational media is described. The technician is differentiated from other classifications such as the library technical assistant and also from other levels such as the aide of professional. The training programs for educational media technicians offered by 28 colleges and junior…

Selected from the "Occupational Outlook Handbook," the listings included in this document represent a number of occupations for which junior college or other special training is useful. Each listing, grouped under a broader occupational area, provides a specific occupational title, number employed in the occupation in 1974, qualifications and…