This document was produced by the author(s) based on their research for the report "Cross- Cultural Training and Workplace Performance" (ED503402). It contains the following materials related to the report: (1) Primary approach letters; (2) Tests for statistical significance; (3) Survey of current cross-cultural training practice; (4)…

This executive summary presents the major conclusions of the initial feasibility and design phase of a two-phase study to determine the outcome of referrals and placements and the actual wage and job duration of selected employment service placements. The first chapter details the study scope and activities and describes the study design for each…

Florida's Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) is a statewide system linking the administrative databases of certain state and federal agencies to collect follow-up data on former students or program participants. The databases that are collected include those of the Florida Department of Corrections; Florida Department of…

Reports on the evolution of General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs), enrollment and delivery patterns, and their policy implications. Discusses results that indicate a link for only a minority of students between GNVQ choice of subject and later employment. (AIM)

The purpose of a study was to assess the long-term effects of the Orientation to Nontraditional Occupations for Women (ONOW) training in reference to job retention and wages. The study determined the long-term job retention rate of ONOW completers, their current work status, the amount and type of additional training since ONOW, and their level of…

A review of 48 follow-up surveys of two-year college vocational education graduates conducted at the institutional and state levels reveals some common findings regarding the graduates' employment experiences. Most survey respondents (70% to 80%) reported that they were employed full-time; 66% to 96% indicated that their jobs were in some way…

In response to expanding American industry in the late 1800s, manual training and industrial education were proposed to prepare properly trained workers. Industrial education was advocated as education for specific trades, and cooperative education was one of its most innovative forms. The first high school cooperative industrial course in the…

This report describes the current employment status of students who graduated from the Dutchess County (New York) Board of Cooperative Educational Services Technical Center in June, 1996. It is designed to provide summary data concerning the class as a whole, as well as information on how students from individual programs fared. The placement…

The employment of 1981 graduates at all degree levels in Pennsylvania's colleges and universities was surveyed, based on data for 47,996 graduates of 147 institutions, or 65.9 percent of all graduates. It was found that the 1981 full-time employment rate for all graduates, regardless of degree level, decreased from the 1980 value of 72.3 percent…

A study was conducted to develop and implement a one- and five-year student and employer-based follow-up study of secondary vocational education programs in Tennessee. Questionnaires were sent to 1,013 students who graduated in 1975-76 and to 92 of their employers. It was found that (1) students in both groups rated the Tennessee vocational…

Graphs and tables are provided to illustrate annual placement data for the New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) and the six New Hampshire vocational-technical colleges. After introductory material summarizing the data, the report provides: (1) a breakdown of graduate status data by college; (2) information specific to NHTI concerning graduate…

The New Hampshire Technical Institute and the six New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Colleges graduated 906 students from 45 occupational programs during the 1978-79 academic year. By October 1979, 710 graduates (78%) were employed in full-time positions; 98 (11%) were continuing their education full-time; 6 (1%) had entered military service; 27…

This country profile of Australia is one of a series of country profiles intended to give the user a graphic view of the structure, outputs, and legal basis of the vocational training system of individual countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The data, gathered by the Asian and Pacific Skill Development Programme in Pakistan, generally cover the…

Results of the 1980-81 Graduate Student Survey of physics and astronomy students are presented. Information is presented on the following: employment offers for new physics masters and doctorate recipients, 1976-81; characteristics of the graduate physics student population, 1980-81, including sex, citizenship, professional society membership,…

Identifies the three elements of the school-to-work transition as schools, employers, and the relationship between them. Suggests that this transition could be improved if schools make academic instruction vocationally relevant, employers base hiring on applicants' achievement in school, and school-employer linkages are created and designed…