One in a series of core instructional materials for apprentices to use during the first or second years of apprentice-related subjects training, this booklet provides an introduction to apprenticeship training programs. The first section consists of an outline of the content and scope of the core materials as well as a self-assessment pretest.…

The purpose of this research study was to discern, analyze, describe, and disseminate information about exemplary programs and the critical variables or strategies within program design that lead to reducing recidivism, increasing post-release employment, and increasing in-program success in vocational education programs located in adult-level…

A study explored the relationship of program components and variables within successful correctional vocational education programs in adult state prisons, and the outcomes of those programs, leading to in-depth descriptions of exemplary programs in the full document on this project (see note). Program success was determined by the following data:…