This "Guide" describes the macro need for [technical and vocational education and training] (TVET) reform in conformity with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and other United Nations, UNESCO and national initiatives. The "Guide" also provides…

The career planning program for the secondary grades outlines basic concepts, general and specific objectives, and methods of implementing and evaluating career programs. A six-item pretest, three-item posttest, four-item teacher evaluation form, and an occupational clusters wheel complete the document. (MW)

Describing the Work Experience and Career Exploration Project, this article presents a sequential process for establishing WECEP in a school district. (JC)

The primary purpose of an advisory council is to assist and advise the teacher and administration in planning, organizing, and conducting an instructional program in agricultural education that will effectively meet the needs of the people in the community. Advisory councils are classified as general (serves all of vocational education or a…

Career education at the elementary level in Oregon focuses on career awareness and career exploration. At the secondary level a higher degree of experiences is developed in career exploration, which is concerned with self-understanding, occupational exploration, and career information. Career exploration provides experiences in career decision…

This guide is intended to aid secondary school administrators in planning a domestic student exchange program. Much of the information presented comes from responses to questionnaires completed by schools with successful domestic exchange programs. Among other things, the questionnaire asked schools to describe their best and worst exchanges, the…

Presented is a planning guide for developing vocational education programs for gifted and talented students at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Outlined are the criteria and some suggestions for developing the state's position statement and goal statement. The remainder of the document consists of a matrix for the written plan which is…

The general information necessary for planning a high school program in agricultural educated is provided, based on the following briefly described occupational areas: agricultural production, agricultural supplied/services, agricultural mechanics, agricultural products (processing, inspection, and marketing), agricultural resources (conversation,…

Part of a resource package to assist local education agency personnel in improving the quality of instruction and supportive services to students with special needs in vocational education programs, the fourth of nine instructor guides introduces procedures for developing an individualized plan for the special student. It is explained that the…

The multielective system in the high schools of the North Hunterdon district in New Jersey failed to provide students a sense of belonging, warmth, openness, and importance. The multiunit high school model, developed to answer these needs, groups students into learning communities of 20 to 125 students each. Each learning community is focused on a…

This document is one of three products developed as part of a 2-year project designed to increase the motivation of minority young women to pursue occupations and careers that will be in demand in the future. It is hoped that these products will help schools and businesses to cooperate in conducting a mentoring program. This ideabook was written…

Described is Vermont's program of individualized driver education for handicapped secondary students 15 years or older and for disabled adults no longer in school. Sections outline the following program components: three R's of driver's education (responsibilities of the schools, regulations of motor vehicles, and rights of the handicapped…

This document contains guidelines to help plan and conduct 3- to 5-day long substance abuse awareness programs for students in secondary schools. These topics are discussed: (1) identifying outcomes; (2) gaining administrative and student support; (3) balancing personal acceptance and task in the planning committee; (4) length of awareness…

The administrator manual describes a program model for delivery of services, within the concept of mainstreaming, to secondary students who are mild to moderate behaviorally disordered. Four sections cover the following project components (subsection topics are in parentheses): introductory information (goal, philosophy, and use of the guide);…

This document is one of three products developed as part of a 2-year project designed to increase the motivation of minority young women to pursue occupations and careers that will be in demand in the future. It is hoped that these products will help schools and businesses to cooperate in conducting a mentoring program. It provides guidelines for…