Presents an innovative model that demonstrates how occupational social workers can make unique and timely contributions to the placement and retention of chronically unemployed persons in competitive employment. Supported work services model described is based on a national demonstration project recently funded by the federal government and…

The authors discuss the background of the cooperative education concept, as well as the benefits of cooperative education to students, schools, and community. They state that coordination is essential to the success of cooperative education. Guidelines are provided. (CH)

A survey of 13 school of nursing faculty members and service agency staff nurses revealed each group's perceptions of the costs and benefits of having student nurses gain work experience in service agencies through practicums. Results indicated that service agencies benefit at a 2 to 1 ratio from student participation. (CH)

The author describes the testing program designed to determine awarding of the Green Certificate to farming trainees in Alberta, Canada. The three parts of the test include (1) job-site testing, (2) regional test center testing, and (3) written examination. (CH)

Discusses a number of enabling Canadian Provincial Acts and Regulations that are intended to protect students and their interests while they are enrolled in work experience education: the School Act (1980), the Employment Standards Act and Regulations, and the Workers' Compensation Act (1981). (CT)

Describes the range of cooperation which exists between Comberton Village College and local industry. Also describes a new videotape on this topic, Links', which is being distributed to all secondary schools in England and Wales. (JDH)

Over the past two decades a number of African and Asian governments have experimented with various types of youth mobilization or employment and training schemes in trying to cope with rural youth unemployment. A critical appraisal is made of some of these in an attempt to establish criteria that productive employment programs for rural youth…

Explored effects of different types of undergraduate work experience on engineers' job placements by comparing engineers who graduated from co-op programs with: (1) those non-co-op graduates who had engineering-related jobs; (2) those with non-engineering-related jobs; and (3) those with no undergraduate work experiences. (JN)

This publication is part of a toolkit that examines systemic barriers to achieving economic self-sufficiency for court-involved adolescents. It introduces the issue of workforce and youth development for juvenile offenders, discussing exemplary programs and policy initiatives that help court-involved youth become economically self-sufficient. To…

This publication is part of a toolkit that examines systemic barriers to achieving economic self-sufficiency for court-involved youth. It highlights 19 exemplary policy initiatives that fall into the following five categories: innovative approaches, new ways to allocate funds and develop resources, ways to promote collaboration among various…

This publication is part of a toolkit that examines systemic barriers to achieving economic self-sufficiency for court-involved youth. It highlights 15 exemplary programs in the world of criminal justice for young people. The programs are all based on youth development principles and are guided by a comprehensive set of core principles that view…

Suggestions for establishing or improving an intern-apprenticeship program are offered for alternative schools which desire to use the community as part of school and learning. (KM)

Amount of school release time used in cooperative education depends, in part, upon the individual student and his situation. (SB)

The authors challenge the prevalent view that the cure for rising welfare costs is to put more people to work. (RJ)

Entitled Educational Experiences of Non-College Youth,'' and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health for June 1964 through May 1969, this project researched educational processes in various on-the-job training programs. Examined were types of instruction, student learning from student, trial and error learning, testing and evaluation,…