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Download full textKempton, Robert F. – 1976
This teaching guide for still photographic technician aide is one of a series of five performance-based secondary level guides for vocational education. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a still photographic technician aide training curriculum. It includes a comprehensive overview of the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Laboratory Technology, Learning Activities
Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario, North York. – 1997
In response to the Ministry of Education and Training Discussion Paper on Apprenticeship Reform, the Council of Presidents of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario presented a new vision for apprenticeship in Ontario. The 21st century apprenticeship system aims to remove barriers and enable workers to successfully adjust and cope…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Community Colleges, Educational Innovation
Soclof, Michal S.; Pao, Yoh-Han – 1994
In the manufacturing industry, many complex tasks are taught through an apprenticeship program; the experience and expertise gained through years of practice is invaluable to the industry and can be lost if not properly captured and transferred. This paper reports on the design of a training system that combines the use of computer-based…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Associative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1995
This Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP) contains a competency list verified by expert workers and developed through a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives from Ohio. This OCAP identifies the occupational, academic, and employability skills (competencies)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Career Development, Carpentry
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1993
This document contains vocational education program courses standards (curriculum frameworks and student performance standards) for exploratory courses, practical arts courses, and job preparatory programs offered at the secondary or postsecondary level in Florida. Each program courses standard is composed of two parts: a curriculum framework and…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Job Skills
Wonacott, Michael E. – 1992
One promising practice for improving workplace preparation, apprenticeship, has been effective in preparing skilled workers for the changing needs of the workplace. Apprenticeship is a training strategy with eight components: it combines hands-on training on the job with related instruction; employer needs dictate programs; it is regulated by law;…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employment Patterns, Government School Relationship, Industrial Training
Moore, Charles G.; And Others – 1989
The materials in this document are an extension of a catalog of occupational duties, tasks, and performance objectives relevant to the occupation of roofer. This document provides the following for each occupational task within each duty: (1) a standard of performance; (2) the conditions under which the task is to be performed; (3) enabling…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades, Buildings, Competency Based Education
McWilliams, Jettie M.; Miller, Robert – 1987
A study used two different rankings (a national study of occupational prestige and a study by the Arizona Department of Education [ADE]) of occupations to identify the extent that occupational prejudice affects the opinions that individuals have about job opportunity. Two lists of 20 occupations were prepared and given to 54 persons, 22 of them…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Job Satisfaction
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1978
This teacher guide, student materials, and text for a secondary-postsecondary level course for steelworker gas welding and cutting comprise one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The purpose stated for the course is to provide…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Blueprints, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides
Porter, Jeanne Harber, Ed. – 1980
This catalogue provides a list of resources relevant to non-traditional careers, including work pattern information on flextime, job sharing, and industry-supported child care. The printed and audiovisual materials highlight journal articles, films, publications, test preparations, slides, cassettes, apprenticeship information centers, and Women's…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
UNION-SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA TO UPGRADE SKILLS OF MARINE COOKS AND STEWARDS, SHIPS' RADIO OPERATORS, JOURNEYMAN PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW). THESE PROGRAMS WERE THE ONLY COHESIVE UNION SPONSORED CURRICULA IN THAT AREA. MAJOR…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Cooking Instruction, Electronics
Ziller, T. – 1975
One of two individualized courses included in an appliance repair curriculum, this course is designed to prepare students to operate, diagnose malfunctions, repair, and service motor operated appliances. The course is comprised of seven units: (1) Mixers and Blenders, (2) Vacuum Cleaners and Floor Polishers, (3) Washing Machines, (4) Garbage…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Appliance Repair, Disadvantaged, Electric Motors
Schramm, C.; Osland, Walt – 1976
One of twelve individualized courses included in an automotive repair curriculum, this course covers the theory, testing, and servicing of automotive emission control systems. The course is comprised of one unit, Fundamentals of Emission Systems. The unit begins with a Unit Learning Experience Guide that gives directions for unit completion. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Pollution, Auto Mechanics, Disadvantaged
Idaho State Dept. of Employment, Boise. – 1966
To determine the state and area impact of occupational shortages in the metal working skills in Idaho and to provide a basis for planning effective vocational education programs, the Idaho Department of Employment conducted a sample survey of 68 employers in the metal working occupations. The occupations were selected from a national list of…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections
Morgan, Daryle Whitney – 1968
To assess the status of welding in various manufacturing industries and to ascertain the occupational preparation needed for welding tradesmen, technicians, and technologists, completed questionnaires were obtained from 138 selected industrial specialists. The hypotheses were tested by Freidman's two-way nonparametric analysis of variance and by…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations
