Preparing for the workplace : charting a course for federal postsecondary training policy / / Janet S. Hansen, editor ; Committee on Postsecondary Education and Training for the Workplace ; Commission on the Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Disciplina: 378/.013
• Soggetto topico: Career education - Government policy - United States; Postsecondary education - United States; Federal aid to higher education - United States; Labor supply - Effect of education on
• Altri autori: HansenJanet S
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: PREPARING FOR THE WORKPLACE -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- FINDINGS -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Principles to Guide Federal Action -- Fostering High-Quality Training -- Improving Federal Programs -- Encouraging Systemic Reform -- 1 Introduction -- THE COMMITTEE'S CHARGE: POSTSECONDARY TRAINING -- Who Gets Postsecondary Training? -- Postsecondary Training for What Jobs? -- Postsecondary Training and the Labor Market -- Postsecondary Training and the American Economy -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- NOTES -- 2 Overview of Postsecondary Training Institutions and Programs -- INSTITUTIONS OF POSTSECONDARY TRAINING -- Community and Technical Colleges -- Proprietary Vocational Schools -- Area Vocational Schools and Adult Education Schools -- Community-Based Organizations -- Apprenticeship -- Employer-Sponsored Training -- Military Training -- Summary -- FEDERAL POSTSECONDARY TRAINING PROGRAMS -- Student Financial Assistance -- The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 -- Adult Education Programs -- Vocational Rehabilitation -- The Job Training Partnership Act -- The Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program -- Dislocated Worker Programs -- Summary -- NOTES -- 3 Diagnosing the Health of Postsecondary Training -- ACCESS AND INFORMATION -- Access to Qualifying Training -- Access to Skills Improvement Training -- Access to Retraining -- Access to Second-Chance Training -- Information About Training Options -- RESULTS -- A Framework for Analysis: Value Added Versus Outcomes -- The Evidence -- Community Colleges and Proprietary Schools -- Skills Improvement Training -- Retraining -- Second-Chance Training -- INCENTIVES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND QUALITY -- CONNECTIONS WITH EMPLOYERS -- OVERLAP, DUPLICATION, COORDINATION, AND ARTICULATION -- SUMMARY -- NOTES. ; 4 U.S. Training in International Perspective -- CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYERS -- Qualifying Training -- Germany -- Japan -- Australia -- Britain -- Skills Improvement Training -- NATIONAL STANDARDS AND SKILLS CERTIFICATION -- PATHWAYS FROM SCHOOL TO WORK -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 5 The Federal Role in Postsecondary Training -- SCOPE OF FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY -- POINTS OF LEVERAGE -- PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE FEDERAL ACTION -- NOTES -- 6 Fostering High-Quality Training -- THE DEBATE OVER STANDARDS -- Definitions -- The Mix of Design and Outcome Standards -- Identifying Appropriate Measures -- Setting Design and Outcome Criteria -- Creating an Institutional Structure -- CONCLUSIONS -- Skills Standards -- Better Information Systems -- Capacity Building -- NOTES -- 7 Improving Federal Programs -- POLICY INSTRUMENTS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES -- Vouchers -- Contracts -- Grants -- Direct Provision -- Tax Expenditures -- CHOOSING AMONG POLICY INSTRUMENTS -- QUALIFYING TRAINING -- Student Financial Aid -- Student Eligibility -- Institutional Eligibility -- Low-Return Programs -- Work-Based Training and School-to-Work Transitions -- SKILLS IMPROVEMENT TRAINING AND WORKER RETRAINING -- SECOND-CHANCE TRAINING -- NOTES -- 8 Becoming an Agent of Change -- FUNCTIONS CONTRIBUTING TO SYSTEM-BUILDING -- Making Grants -- Rationalizing Federal Requirements -- Granting Waivers -- Developing National Skills Standards -- Supplying Research and Development -- Reporting -- MEANS OF BECOMING AN AGENT OF CHANGE -- NOTES -- References -- APPENDIX Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Job training has taken a central place among strategies to boost U.S. competitiveness in the world and ensure a high standard of living. Decision making in this area has a major impact on American workers who do not earn 4-year college degrees--fully three-quarters of the workforce. This timely volume reviews the state of postsecondary training for work in the United States; it addresses controversies about federal job policies and programs and outlines a national approach to improved quality and accessibility in workplace preparation. The committee focuses on the various types of training individuals need during their working lives. Leading experts explore the uneven nature of postsecondary training in the United States and contrast our programs with more comprehensive systems found in other major industrial countries. The authors propose what the federal government can--and cannot--do in improving postsecondary training, exploring appropriate roles and responsibilites for federal, state, and private interests. The volume highlights opportunities for improvement in the development of skills standards, student financial aid, worker retraining, second-change education, and the provision of better information to program managers, public officials, and trainees. With a wealth of insightful commentary and examples, this readable volume will be valuable to federal and state policymakers, leaders in the field of training, educators, employers, labor unions, and interested individuals.
• Titolo autorizzato: Preparing for the workplace
• ISBN: 9786610196067; 9781280196065; 1280196068; 9780309585743; 0309585740; 9780585142340; 0585142343
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960959703321
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