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Download full textBeaulieu, Lionel J. – 2000
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 authorized a comprehensive workforce improvement program that will significantly impact rural areas. Local schools can help shape implementation of WIA because of its principles of local participation, increased skills for workers, and improved youth programs. This digest focuses on WIA's major elements,…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Employment Services
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Occupational Education. – 1995
South Carolina's Occupational Education delivery system made progress in achieving the 3-year goals contained in the Two-Year State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education, FY 1995-96, especially through its continued implementation of tech prep. Workshops provided technical assistance related to standards and measures. The system consisted of 242…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Correctional Education, Disabilities
Greenwood, Kathryn M.; Pestle, Ruth E. – 1977
The purpose of a research project was to find out the barriers to the use of the open entry-exit concept in cooperative vocational programs in the retail clothing area. The researchers developed individualized instructional materials and arranged for them to be accessible to students in 12 secondary and 2 adult programs in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Admission Criteria, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
Tibbitts, Felisa – 1991
The Massachusetts Council on Vocational Education surveyed private sector members of the 15 Regional Employment Boards (REBs) or Private Industry Councils regarding involvement in the Job Training Partnership Act. The survey targeted members of business and industry, but not labor representatives. The rate of return was 41 percent; findings were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Corporate Support, Disadvantaged
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1989
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education evaluated the adequacy and effectiveness of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Illinois. Three categories of programs were offered: Title IIA Employment and Training Services to economically disadvantaged youth and adults and Older Individuals Programs; Title IIB Summer Youth programs; and Title…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. for Exceptional Children. – 1998
This manual on the transition of young people with disabilities to adult life has 11 chapters. Chapter 1 provides post-school information from a national and state perspective including a review of the North Carolina Transition Project for Youth with Disabilities. Chapter 2 offers a history of transition and a discussion of federal legislation…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Disabilities
City Univ. of New York, NY. Inst. for Research and Development in Occupational Education. – 1981
To support the New York State Education Department's efforts, a project was carried out to design and implement information and reporting systems that serve the needs of occupational information. Technical assistance was provided throughout the project to implement an occupational education reporting system in New York City and coordinate that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Career Education
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1992
This publication discusses reforms in lifelong learning undertaken in the 11 states represented on the National Governors' Association Action Team on Lifelong Learning. It is a catalog of initiatives to create greater opportunities for youth and adults to obtain skills needed to compete effectively in a global economy. The reforms discussed in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
Tibbitts, Felisa – 1991
The Massachusetts Council on Vocational Education surveyed 500 members of business and industry in 125 program advisory committees regarding involvement in the Job Training Partnership Act. The purpose of the survey was to document private sector perspectives on the content and value of their participation on vocational-technical education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Consultants
Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 2001
The third biennial outcome evaluation of the state of Washington's workforce development system analyzed the results of nine of the state's largest workforce development programs plus employer-provided training for participants who left programs from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998. For reporting results, the nine programs were grouped into three…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment
Michigan State Council on Vocational Education, Lansing. – 1995
The Michigan Council on Vocational Education conducted a comprehensive review of all secondary-level vocational education (VE) programs for adult criminal offenders. The review focused on the programs that were delivered through the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) in fiscal years 1994 and 1995. Data were collected from the following:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2002
Australia's career guidance system and policies were evaluated. The review team met with policymakers and guidance practitioners in four states and at the national level, conducted site visits to various career guidance providers in the public and private sectors, analyzed data from a national questionnaire, and reviewed pertinent documentation.…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Career Education, Career Guidance, Case Studies
Gardner, Daniel L. – 1993
These two reports outline accomplishments and challenges faced by Florida's AE program in FY91 and FY92 in the following areas: adult literacy, social participation, career development, special needs of the AE program's diverse identified target groups, high school completion, General Educational Development, workplace literacy, networking,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2002
Vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies are required partners in the one-stop system mandated by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). The following features have long characterized VR: the primary goal of integrated competitive employment for persons with disabilities; state flexibility in VR systems, approaches, and structures; case…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education)
