This core training course manual is intended to introduce and explain California's Standards and Training for Corrections Program to local training providers and departments. It is divided into eight sections. The first section presents the major assumptions that guided the development of the training course. Section 2 describes the job of…

Intended for trainers conducting preservice Peace Corps volunteer training, this manual presents materials to help trainees evolve an understanding of what role women can and do play in the developmental process and of its relationship to Peace Corps programs. An introduction discusses the design and use of the manual. The training goals are then…

This core training course manual is intended to introduce and explain California's Standards and Training for Corrections Program to local training providers and departments. It is divided into eight sections. The first section presents the major assumptions that guided the development of the training course. Section 2 describes the job of…

This instructor's guide for a sheep production unit contains six lessons that are designed to be taught in the Agricultural Science I core curriculum. Introductory materials include lists of performance objectives and competencies for the complete unit, suggestions for motivational technique/interest approach and evaluation, lists of references…

A sample of student tasks and topic objectives which were developed for woodworking courses in Project ABLE are given. A larger collection of these were identified for grades 10, 11, and 12. Prior to this activity an analysis of selected occupations was made, and a frequency count of skills and knowledges was utilized to determine the necessary…

This module on applying curriculum specifics to vocational education is one of a set of four on stages and structure of curriculum development and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules comprising a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home…

This report describes the development of the Project ABLE General Woodworking Core Curriculum and is intended as an administrator's and instructor's manual for those schools field testing the instructional system. In the developmental process, analysis of a large number of occupations related to the woodworking family identified clusters or…

This manual is a step-by-step, comprehensive guide for the training of development workers produced by the Peace Corps. It begins with introductory ideas and assumptions about development. Notes to the trainers on use of the manual are provided. Materials are then presented for six training sessions: introduction to development, the dynamics of…

This core curriculum contains five units for use in teaching metrics to vocational students. Included in the first unit are a series of learning activities to familiarize students with the terminology of metrics, including the prefixes and their values. Measures of distance and speed are covered. Discussed next are measures of volume used with…

This manual contains materials to provide Peace Corps Volunteers with the skills to make the transition from one culture to another, to enter and become fluent in another culture, and to understand the current political, social, and religious context. The approach to training is "skill building" for continued learning. Introductory materials…

Eleven student learning guides are provided for the duty entitled "completing core curriculum" of the diesel equipment program. Each learning guide concerns one of the tasks that comprise the duty. Introductory materials for each guide include the purpose and performance and enabling objectives. For each enabling objective, these materials are…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in teaching students the terms used and the stages involved in plaster mold making. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in combination on- and off-the-job programs to familiarize youth with the skills,…

Developed by a committee of working upholstery instructors, this curriculum guide presents the basic skills needed for initial employment in the upholstery business. Introductory material includes an outline of general course objectives and corresponding activities to achieve the objectives, an instructional plan which suggests course length, use…

This core curriculum contains five units of material for teaching energy to vocational agriculture students. Energy uses and the benefits of energy conservation are covered in a unit on the impact of energy on agriculture. Discussed next are tractor performance and Nebraska tractor test data for selecting and evaluating tractors for maximum fuel…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students plan and prepare a practical activity (the example used is catering). The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in combination on- and off-the-job programs to familiarize youth with the skills,…