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Atkinson, Karen A. – 1986
This handbook describes how apprenticeship programs may be developed and established in a correctional institution. Advantages and disadvantages of an apprenticeship, Michigan State policy, and definitions of terms are presented in the first three sections. The various steps in development and implementation of an apprenticeship program are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions

Sacks, Richard; Brown, Elgar – American Water Works Association Journal, 1978
Outlined are the training and certification programs for individuals who operate treatment plants and distribution systems. The commitment to a comprehensive yet flexible program to respond to operator needs is stressed. (CS)
Descriptors: Certification, Environmental Technicians, Instruction, Job Skills
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Continuing Education Service. – 1973
This document sets forth the standards recommended by the Continuing Education Service-Continuing Education Unit (CES-CEU) Committee at Michigan State University for use during the test period, the 1973-74 academic year. Defining the CEU as "ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing experience, under responsible…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Continuing Education Units
Nee, John G. – 1976
On the premise that individualized instruction and its many variations has become increasingly more important to the vocational and technical educator, various aspects of an individualized instructional program are discussed under eight headings: (1) What Is Meant by Individualizing Instruction in Vocational and Technical Education? (2) Why Do We…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Postsecondary Education
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1998
This handbook contains guidelines and recommendations for secondary and postsecondary faculty and administrators in developing articulation agreements. It defines articulation, lists student and educational institution benefits, and describes the following types: accelerated placement; business, professional, or private organization certification;…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Educational Mobility
Brickell, Henry M.; And Others – 1975
The Michigan Department of Education developed an operational model for career education which combined the elements of individual career development with career preparation accomplished through academic, vocational, and technical education programs. A third-party evaluation was conducted to determine to what extent the operational model has been…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
American Vocational Education Research Association Proceedings (Dallas, Texas, December 9-13, 1994).

American Vocational Education Research Association. – 1994
The following papers are included: "Emerging Themes in Youth Apprenticeship Programs" (Evanciew); "Improving the U.S. System of School-to Work Transition for Youth and Young Adults" (Stone); "Recent National Studies and Reports on Education and Economic Reform" (Ellibee); "Improving Employment Readiness of Urban…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Innovation
Whitener, Scott D. – 1979
This year-end report represents all of the materials produced in relation to the development and implementation of the Michigan Occupational Competency Assessment Center (MOCAC) during the 1978-79 project year. (The primary objective of MOCAC is to achieve the standardization of the methods, techniques, and criteria used to assess the occupational…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Competence, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria
Reisner, Elizabeth R.; And Others – 1994
In 1992, the U.S. Department of Labor and Council of Chief State School Officers awarded grants for the development of statewide systems to enhance school-to-work transition (SWT) through youth apprenticeship in eight states: California, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. In June 1993, the programs were…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship

Savio, Mary L. – 1981
A study examined those competencies needed by local administrators of Michigan vocational education programs at the secondary and career-education-planning-district (CEPD) levels to carry out effectively their duties and responsibilities. The Administrator Task Inventory, a survey to identify and verify the importance of and the need for training…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1999
The career and technical education (CTE) provided in grades K-12 in the county's vocational-technical center and 12 local public school districts of Lenawee County, Michigan, was benchmarked with respect to its attention to career development. Data were collected from the following sources: structured interviews with a number of key respondents…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Benchmarking, Career Development, Change Strategies
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
A National conference was held to examine State policies and practices for helping disabled youth make the school-to-work transition more successfully. The focus of the first day of the conference was on transitional programs currently in existence in Maryland, Michigan, and New York. The first part of the second day's activities involved the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Career Awareness, Coordination, Delivery Systems