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Direct linkPritchard, Brenda; Anderson, Damon – International Journal of Training Research, 2009
In recent times, governments have introduced new policies and programs to address the needs of early school leavers. One such initiative is the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), which aims to provide a vocationally-oriented alternative to the academic senior school certificate. Since the implementation of VCAL in the Technical and…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Adult Education, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textAlmeida, Cheryl; Johnson, Cassius; Steinberg, Adria – Jobs for the Future, 2006
One of the major barriers to making good on this promise is the broad set of misconceptions framing most discussions of the dropout issue. Too often, both public perception and public policy seem based on the notion that dropping out is confined to a small--and particularly unmotivated--group of young people. A related assumption, although rarely…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Young Adults, Educational Policy, Dropout Characteristics
Texas State Council on Vocational Education, Austin. – 1988
Among the recommendations of the Texas Council on Vocational Education concerning literacy and training are the following: (1) the governor and legislature should conduct a statewide, multimedia campaign to heighten Texans' awareness of the importance of workplace literacy, dropout prevention, literacy programs, and the human and economic aspects…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Apprenticeships, Dropout Prevention
