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Fermoselle, Rafael – VocEd, 1980
Discusses the changing energy scene and answers these questions: What occupations will be in demand? What regions will new jobs be in? How will the training of skilled workers be coordinated? (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities, Energy
Herren, Laura M. – Personnel (AMA), 1989
Discusses demographic changes affecting the labor market. States that human resource policies must change to recruit and maintain a qualified work force. Topics include (1) systems support of the human resources function; (2) recruitment, both at the college and high school level; (3) employer differentiation strategies; and (4) training. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Futures (of Society), Human Resources, Job Training
Graham, Frances; Kelcher, Melanie – Transition from Education through Employment, 1989
The authors describe Workbase, a British trade union organization that trains manual workers in communication skills, and explain the Workbase approach. This approach features flexibility and allowances for individual needs. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Educational Philosophy
Fontana, Bernard L. – Native Peoples, 1995
The Tohono O'odham built Mission San Xavier del Bac for Franciscan missionaries in the late 1700s and have protected and cared for it through changing circumstances ever since. As part of a massive restoration project, outstanding experts have been restoring the church's painted and sculpted interior and training local Tohono O'odham to be…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Apprenticeships, Buildings, Catholics

Magaziner, Ira; Clinton, Hillary Rodham – Educational Leadership, 1992
To compete more effectively in the global economy, the U.S. must reorganize the way people work in stores, factories, and elsewhere. Two factors hinder production of a highly educated work force: lack of a clear standard of achievement and insufficient student motivation. A new educational performance standard (Certificate of Initial Mastery) is…
Descriptors: Competition, Education Work Relationship, Guidelines, High Schools
Bishop, John – Workforce, 1992
Demonstrates the growth of occupations that require the greatest amount of education and training and examines data on occupational growth rates and concludes that the Bureau of Labor Statistics' recent projections of occupational employment growth suffer from the same bias. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Projections, Labor Force, Labor Needs
Levy, Stephen – Workforce Investment Quarterly, 1998
A universal work force preparation strategy should recognize connections between (1) welfare recipients and working poor people; (2) middle-class workers and the skilled worker shortage; and (3) top, middle, and entry-level labor force. The strategy must address both the entry of welfare recipients into the labor force and the serious shortage of…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Labor Needs, Middle Class, Skilled Workers
Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Leutwyler, Bruno, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed.; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Almeida, Patrícia Albergaria, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2012
This volume contains papers submitted to the 10th Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, held in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, 12-15 June 2012. The overall goal of the 10th BCES conference is to facilitate discussion of different perspectives on international education providing a forum for scientific debate and constructive…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Conference Papers, International Education
World Bank Publications, 2007
As the global economy rapidly changes and new technologies are introduced, more highly skilled workers are required. In the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), firms struggle to fill skilled positions due to a lack of qualified candidates, while the number of unemployed low skilled workers is growing. This paradox especially affects…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Youth Employment, Private Sector, Labor Market
Reese, Susan – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2007
According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), "manufacturing is the engine that drives American prosperity". When NAM and its research and education arm, The Manufacturing Institute, released the handbook, "The Facts About Modern Manufacturing," in October 2006, NAM President John Engler noted, that…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Manufacturing Industry, Young Adults, Employment Patterns
Goans, Doug; Hackbart-Dean, Pam; Kata, Lauren – Computers in Libraries, 2007
In 2004, Georgia State University (GSU) Library's Southern Labor Archives, located in Atlanta, began working with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) to plan for the digitization of the union's 105-year-old journal. With generous financial support from IAM, the authors, who are GSU staff members, began…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Skilled Workers, Reprography, Financial Support
Iowa Department of Education, 2006
This report provides an overview of the efforts of Iowa's community colleges to train workers for the emerging bioscience/biotechnology sector. The report explains the programs available and the future plans of individual community colleges designed to educate students for careers in the biosciences. Also detailed are a variety of creative…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education, Focus Groups, Skilled Workers
Werner, Elliot – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1975
Information is provided on the occupations of drywall installers and drywall finishers: tasks, qualifications, opportunities, salaries, working conditions, and unions. (AG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Building Trades, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications
Stevens, Joy – 1985
A two-phase study about skilled memory as it is used by waitresses included a participant-observer phase and an observational phase. Participants were three experienced waitresses who had worked at a midtown Manhattan restaurant for 14, 7, and 3 years respectively and a team of 5 confederate customers. Waitresses and customers wore microphones.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Cognitive Processes, Dining Facilities

DeLoach, Benjamin – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1974
The Vocational Education Awareness Program, which will be implemented in 23 of the largest school systems of Georgia, helps to provide handicapped students with necessary competencies for occupational entry and advancement. A key person in the program is the vocational specialist. (EA)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Awareness, Career Education, Federal Aid