This document is a report on a 12-day symposium on work for the disabled--vocational rehabilitation and employment creation--which was held in Poland and Sweden in 1979. The symposium was organized jointly by the government of Poland and Sweden in close cooperation with the International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva. The report is divided into five…

This kit contains materials for an eight hour course on home weatherization. This course is designed for: (1) work-crew supervisors; (2) secondary or post secondary vocational-technical students; and (3) adults wishing to improve their vocational-technical skills. Contained in this kit are: (1) a teacher's guide; (2) charts for an overhead…

THIS STUDY WAS FUNDED BY THE WYOMING STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DETERMINE THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF GOSHEN COUNTY AND TO RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE FINDINGS. SEPARATE QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, AND SELECTED COUNTY ADULTS. THE NEWS MEDIA GAVE THE PROJECT WIDE…

THIS SURVEY WAS MADE TO DISCOVER THE NEEDS OR WISHES OF THE CITY'S RESIDENTS FOR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE IT IF POSSIBLE OR TO TELL THEM WHERE TO FIND IT, AND TO SEE IF THEIR WISHES ARE REALISTIC ACCORDING TO EXISTING OR ANTICIPATED EMPLOYMENT NEEDS. THE 1804 REPLIES RECEIVED FROM 30,000 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE TALLIED BY AGE, SEX, AND LEVEL…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three learning activities on preparing a budget for an industry services project. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new and expanding private industry.) The first learning activity is designed to provide the…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders to provide guidance in the performance of manpower services by public agencies to new and expanding private industry, this module contains three sequential learning activities on adapting the training site to training needs. The first learning activity is designed to…

One of 33 self-paced industry services leadership development (ISLD) modules, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing training manuals for an industry services job training program. (The type of industry services for which these modules were developed would involve provision of job training by public agencies for…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders to provide guidance in the performance of manpower services by public agencies to new and expanding private industries, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing a procedure for keeping participating agencies informed about training…

This handbook is a result of a project in Adult Vocational Education undertaken by the Illinois Office of Education's Division of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education, and the College of Education at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. The handbook is intended to provide an introduction to adult vocational education for new teachers,…

Because many different types of service occupations and industries may be involved with tourists, the manual has been developed so that the instructor may add or delete from its content. The manual contains topical outlines and suggestions for instructors in four sessions. Other sections for program development contained in the manual are agenda…

This letter responds to typical adverse comments concerning the utilization of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU). (1) Is the CEU credit for noncredit work? The CEU is not intended to be academic credit, rather recognition for the individual user's post-academic learning. (2) Isn't record keeping too time consuming and expensive? This need not be…

The purpose of the study was to provide information and guidelines for future planning of adult education programs by the Yakima Indian Nation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Central Washington State College Center for the Study of Migrant and Indian Education. Data were collected by field interviews. A respondent sample was selected from 4…

A survey was made in 1969 through interviews and questionnaires administered to hospital personnel directors to give health planners an indication of the health manpower needs and the existing hospital based or affiliated training programs. Areas of concern were accreditation, medical school affiliation, training programs, nursing home…

An innovative flight training program, its development, and initial administration are described. The program involves use of a commercially available training device in a twin-engine transition and instrument training course. Principal features of the training include redefinition of the flight instructor's role, and incentive award system,…

Lifelong education is one of the leading principles of Peru's Educational Reform, part of the general post-revolutionary transformation of Peruvian society. The idea that state obligation to the child begins with the school age has been done away with. The three levels of Peruvian education are divided into modalities to allow for special…