Competency Based Education (CBE) is a system of instruction which holds that the learner has completed his preparation only when he effectively does the job he has been learning to do. Three major assumptions which form the basis for CBE are: (1) an educational program should prepare the student with competencies to effectively do the job he is…

This article proposes the use of a four-component multimodal employment project that offers students a 360-degree understanding of the rhetorical situations surrounding job searches. More specifically, we argue for the use of the four deliverables of written resumes and cover letters, mock oral onsite interview, video resume analysis, and peer…

This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit is based on information from 22 of the 71 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries that responded to a 1986 survey of 91 ARL academic libraries concerning the analysis of professional and non-professional positions, and on information collected from 17 additional libraries that…

Technical activity from April 1 through June 30, 1965 was concentrated in behavior analysis and guidance program development. The behavior analysis involved identifying 1,051 jobs as candidates for inclusion in the training program and grouping them into 30 sub-families on the basis of task similarities. Data necessary for decision to include the…

The application of job simulation to career vocational exploration is discussed and a model for developing job-simulated units, with a description of their implementation in various education programs in Utah, is presented. The results of several evaluations and field tests using job simulation units are reported and discussed. (Author)

This paper describes two methodologies designed to address deficiencies in training literature, i.e., procedures which empirically evaluate the content validity of training programs, and strategies linking training programs to needs reassessment and program redesign. In section 1, a methodology for establishing the job relatedness of a police…

Procedures used for developing a quantified job analysis system for managerial personnel in a power utility are described. Factor analysis of questionnaires yielded 60 job dimensions which were used to define position profiles and job clusters. The usefulness of this type of information for personnel decisions is discussed. (Author/SJL)

This collection of project descriptions of paraprofessional programs in education, originally compiled for use at the 1969 national conference, is designed to provide up-to-date information on various aspects of operating paraprofessional programs. The agencies conducting these seven programs, each of which is reported here by its project…

Drawn primarily from the experiences of the minority Women Employment Program (MWEP) of the Recruitment and Training Program (RTP, Inc.), material in this handbook is provided as a reference for individuals and groups engaged in efforts to place underutilized minorities and women into jobs they have not traditionally held. Outlines of the…

An automated candidate-job matching system called "Jobmatch" has been implemented at Citibank, in New York City, involving job analysis, performance appraisal techniques, clerical employment, and internal mobility. A job task scale is used by supervisor and employee to determine job and candidate matching through a series of computer…

Outlines a procedure for designing an industrial skills training program in which the trainer prepares a job analysis by actually learning about the job duties and equipment; writes instructional objectives for each equipment section; and combines sets of job photos, scripts, objectives, and other information into a study guide for trainees. (MF)

The acronym represents a unique system for testing an employee's physical condition and providing a parallel analysis of a particular job; it emphasizes what individuals, regardless of age or disability, can do in a specific job role. Data collected from participating companies leave no question of the project's multiple benefits. (Author)

THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO ESTABLISH A CENTER FOR DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS NEEDED BY TRAINEES FOR EMPLOYMENT IN HOME ECONOMICS RELATED OCCUPATIONS. THE PROJECT STAFF (1) DEVELOPED A PLAN FOR COLLECTING EXISTING MATERIALS, (2) PREPARED A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THREE OCCUPATIONAL AREAS, (3) DEVELOPED A FILING SYSTEM, (4) VISITED…

Representatives from all parts of the United States attended a conference designed to: (1) explore ways and means of involving older persons--primarily welfare recipients--as employees, (2) delineate the wide variety of tasks that have been and can be undertaken by older persons, (3) determine the kinds of recruitment, selection, training,…

Describes a procedure developed at the Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas, for selecting and evaluating personnel called AKS ME (Ability, Skill and Knowledge Merit Evaluation), consisting of four basic steps: job analysis, examination plan, candidate evaluation, and validation. (MF)