This discussion paper presents the findings of a situational appraisal undertaken by National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) for the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and explores whether and how Traineeships can work for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) within the context of a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)…

Several factors contribute to a disproportionately lower Latino participation in college education. Foremost among those factors are policies that encourage quick job placement over career development, lack of understanding of the benefits of a college degree, lower expectations for Latino students, poor financial planning, and lack of guidance. A…

A test designed for board members and administrators to rate and to learn more about their guidance programs. (JF)

The job placement service guide outlines the steps which were followed in organizing and coordinating a job placement service for secondary students of Cobb County Public Schools, Georgia. A three-stage sequential procedure is outlined for (1) developing, (2) implementing, and (3) evaluating the placement services of the school system. Copies of…

One of the aims of Educational Guidance is social development and learning in Secondary Education students who are in multicultural contexts. An increase in socio-emotional competencies is promoted through Guidance program interventions. The "Guidance Program for Socio-emotional Competencies" (in Spanish, "POCOSE") not only improves students'…

This report on the first year's operation of a program providing group counseling and placement services for disadvantaged youth in Houston, Texas, outlines the development of relationships with schools, business, labor, students, and other agencies. It includes an overview of materials presented to the students and techniques used in the…

The authors explore the roles that distributive education teachers and counselors may assume in the establishment and maintenance of a job placement service. (EA)

The job placement manual of Forest Park Senior High School, Forest Park, Georgia, assists in producing a more effective program by providing specific job placement procedures for the high school. The 1,900 student high school, located in a suburban area south of Atlanta, had 522 graduates in 1974 (42 percent--college-bound, 10 percent--technical…

Placement services are vital if the community college is to fulfill its promise of helping individual students identify their potential in the world of work. Little has been done to facilitate a student's task of successfully implementing his college training in the occupational marketplace. Several papers from a workshop of the Northwest…

A well-planned job placement program is an essential function of the total career education program of a school. This guide is intended to assist administrators guidance counselors, and vocational educators in identifying substantive problems connected with establishing a job placement program. Included in the guide is a discussion of job…

Outlines the background, rationale, methodology, and outcomes of developing local lifelong guidance strategies in four geographic areas. Analyzes the main components of the strategies developed and addresses a number of issues relating to the process of strategy development. Explores implications for parallel work in other localities. (RJM)

The ultimate objective of vocational guidance for public school youth should be appropriate job placement. Traditionally, public school guidance services have not included job placement. The purpose of this guide is to assist educators in accepting placement services as a technique for enhancing the vocational development of all high school youth.…

This document describes the characteristics of a comprehensive approach to program development in guidance, counseling, placement, and follow-up programs. A comprehensive approach to program development employs a systematic planning model and related process that is derived from the scientific method aimed at development, implementation,…

The problem of the potential school dropout and the implications for the school counselor provide the major foci of this book. Several conclusions reached by the 11 contributors of this volume are: (1) the school dropout problem is multifaceted, demanding attention from schools and community; (2) pupil personnel have an important responsibility…

The resurgence of interest in vocational guidance and emergence of various instructional specialists in career development at all levels have pointed to the need for a team of guidance workers and a guidance curriculum. Through this need has emerged a new and broader guidance delivery system. (Author/DS)