This is the fifth annual report of Employee Training in the Federal Service. The report contains five sections. Section I discusses developments in several major areas of interest during 1971, including the increased emphasis on improved training management, the continuation of executive development and upward mobility, and labor relations…

This material, a tentative guide for the teaching of prevocational homemaking, was compiled in consideration of the needs of industry for trained and semi-trained youths and the needs of the youths themselves for job training. The units included in this guide are as follows: (1) Getting acquainted; (2) Organization and use of equipment; (3)…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a publication giving the steps to be taken to develop industrial education to conform to the socialist economic planning in the UAR. It is divided into eight sections dealing with various aspects of development: (1) curricula of technical schools; (2) general description…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

This paper reports a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of out-of-school Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) programs in four cities (Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and St. Louis) in enhancing the employability of their enrollees. In 1970, when the study was undertaken, the NYC had just been redesigned to place more emphasis on education, skill…

Part of a larger study of the social, economic, and political effects of the new Federal approach to delivery of manpower services, this report covers the early transition period (January-April 1975) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA--P.L. 93-203), which was the first in a series of proposed special revenue-sharing…

This instructor's training guide for the Job Corps four-unit World of Work curriculum contains instructional units and teaching methods for the program, which is designed to provide corps members with the opportunity to learn the skills and behaviors necessary for getting and keeping a job. The four units in the guide and their respective contents…

Suggests the development of relationships with business/industry as an area for fruitful community college expansion. Identifies trends related to education, women's employment, the "ME" generation, immigration, technology, motivation, and work life quality that will affect adult education planning. Offers recommendations and cites exemplary…

The author examines the results of a questionnaire sent to state directors of vocational education concerning their opinions of how vocational education is faring under new state graduation requirements for vocational education students. Negative and positive effects are explored. (CT)

The purpose of this hearing was to look for answers to the following questions about the workforce of tomorrow: How will tomorrow's workforce differ from today's? What kind of jobs will tomorrow's employers be looking to fill? What skills will tomorrow's workers need to fill those jobs? And, most importantly, what can be done now to be sure that…

For decades it has been a commonly held belief that high school students planning to go to college need to take more rigorous coursework than those going directly into the workforce. Today, however, many employers are convinced that in an expanding global economy, entry-level workers need much the same knowledge and skills as college-going…

"The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research Policy, and Practice, Volume 4" is an addition to a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning.…

In the mid 1990s, the Ontario Government decided to enhance the accountability of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology by measuring and rewarding their performance in meeting specific goals and outcomes. The KPI Satisfaction Survey is a tool developed by the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities in conjunction with the colleges to…

This report of the Maricopa Community College (MCC) District, Arizona, aims to state the performance of the district, relative to the achievement of the governing board's goals. The goals emanate from the district's mission and are aligned with its components as follows: transfer/general education, developmental education, workforce development,…

This document briefly outlines recent activities of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in the following Strategic Action Areas: (1) National and International Recognition and Advocacy for Community Colleges; (2) Learning and Accountability; (3) Leadership Development; (4) Economic and Workforce Development; (5) Connectedness…