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Langen, Herbert J.; Thomas, Violet S. – 1979
This report contains a description of the economic outlook of Arizona and the nation as a whole, information on nationwide skill centers and their efforts to meet industry's needs, and recommendations for a program that would be effective in answering future labor needs. Section 1 includes the economic outlook for Arizona and the nation; a report…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Economic Climate
Download full textEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1980
This Consolidated Youth Employment Program demonstration (CYEP), implemented in eight prime sponsor areas in fiscal 1979, consolidated the activities and services formerly provided by the Summer Youth Employment Program, the Youth Community Conservation and Improvement Projects, and the Youth and Employment Training Programs. The fundamental…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Loos, Roland – 2002
This report presents innovative vocational training (VT) initiatives to improve integration of low-skilled workers into lifelong learning and the labor market. Chapter 1 describes study structure and methodology. Chapter 2 addresses the theoretical basis for observing innovations. It analyzes the definition and significance of innovation in system…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Case Studies, Definitions
Cheney, Scott – 2001
The Center for Workforce Preparation (CWP), a nonprofit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, initiated the Workforce Academies demonstration project to help businesses remain successful in a competitive, tight economy. More than 1,800 business members of the 6 chambers engaged with the Workforce Academies demonstration in 2001 were surveyed…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Competition, Cooperative Planning, Definitions
Packer, Arnold C.; Brainard, Scott – 2003
Foremost among efforts over the last decade to improve the work-related skills required of all young people to meet the demands of American's workplaces was the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills Commission (SCANS). Integral to SCANS were its three-part foundation (basic skills, thinking skills, and personal qualities) and these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
Valvasori, Joe – 2000
The Learning Enrichment Foundation (LEF) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) offers 12 targeted training programs that have successfully helped "hard-to-serve" clients return to the workforce. Compared with traditional training, targeted training has a much narrower focus and adapts quickly to industry trends to meet employers' changing…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Building Trades, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers
Joseph, Ken; Nelson, Victoria; Hayes, Stacey – 1997
This document is intended to assist health care organizations in designing and implementing a school-to-career (STC) initiative within their organization. Section 1 presents an overview of STC that discusses the following topics: skills needed by the health care industry's future workforce; the definition of STC; special needs of the health care…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Allied Health Occupations Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education
