A study projected employment needs created by growth and employee turnover for the nuclear power industry over the next decade. Only employment by electric utilities in the commercial generation of nuclear power was investigated. Employment data for 1981 were collected in a survey of 60 member utilities of the Institute of Nuclear Power…

This project attempted to replicate a 1981 study by Munro, Fehling, Blaise, and Towne, which found that instructional feedback for dynamic skill training is most effective when the student chooses when and if feedback is to be received. Using a simpler task, this study focused on an Air Intercept Controller Simulation program. The effectiveness of…

Differences between the sexes in patterns of responses to vocational interest questionnaires were investigated by multidimensional scaling methods. The twelve areas of interest, based on a U.S.Employment Service study, were: artistic, scientific, nature, protective, mechanical, routine, clerical, persuasive, service, humanitarian, social-business,…

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…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the drafting occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Twelve duties are broken down into a number of…

To make policy makers and others more aware of possibilities for utilizing Alaskan manpower, information has been gathered on the manpower demand to construct the proposed 800 mile Alaska oil pipeline and its supporting system. The recruitment and training of chronically unemployed or underemployed workers (largely Eskimos and Indians) is being…

This guide identifies technicians, states specific job requirements, and describes special problems in defining, initiating, and operating post-high school programs in data processing technology. The following are discussed: (1) the program (employment opportunities, the technician, work performed by data processing personnel, the faculty, student…

The second phase of a project concerned with how background and ability measures relate to job performance, this report discusses the occupation of Cartographic Technician (GS-1371). A description of the sample studied, the selection of measuring instruments, the predictor battery, criterion measures, and personal history questionnaires are…

This teaching guide for still photographic technician aide is one of a series of five performance-based secondary level guides for vocational education. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a still photographic technician aide training curriculum. It includes a comprehensive overview of the…

Intended for use in occupational and education planning by students and counselors, this document contains information about the 106 occupations which are included in the professional, technical, and kindred workers cluster of the U.S. census. The occupations are grouped by field of interest. For each occupation, the information provided includes…

The Technical Chamber (TEE) is the professional organization of Greek engineers as well as the consultant of the Government to technical issues. Besides central services in Athens, TEE has 15 regional sections and most of them have small libraries to serve the local engineering community. All libraries are connected online to TEE network and use…

Discusses industrial arts as an opportunity to develop a technological orientation and as a professional technical career base for minorities. Describes employment opportunities for the industrial arts graduate in engineering, technology, and other areas. Considers advantages for minority students. (RC)

The Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics studied underrepresentation of women in scientific, technical, and vocational training in nine African countries, identifying barriers and targeting four areas for change: national policy, elementary/secondary education, vocational-technical training systems, and private sector employment. (SK)

The Bioscience Industry Skills Standards Project (BISSP) is developing national, voluntary skill standards for technical jobs in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and clinical laboratories in hospitals, universities, government, and independent settings. Research with employees and educators has pinpointed three issues underscoring the…

The development of a data-based technical education curriculum at Western Kentucky University is described, with consideration of: assessment of the technical needs of the industrial community to identify topics for inclusion in the computer integrated manufacturing technology (CIMT) curriculum, assessment of available physical and human…