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Alaska Youth: Ready for Work

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A educational reform package for employment training programs has been proposed by the chief executive officers (CEOs) of Alaskan companies. A list of 27 essential skills has been prepared by the CEOs under the state grant scheme called Alaska's Youth: Ready for Work. The onus of responsibility now lies on the teachers to train the students to acquire those skills. Among the skills students are expected have are effective communication, honesty and a teamwork orientation, before they join the workforce.

Author: Merritt-Duran, Molly R.
Publisher: Association for Career and Technical Education
Publication Name: The Vocational Education Journal
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0884-8009
Year: 1995
Planning, Education, High school students, Chief executive officers, Vocational guidance

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Window to the world: are you and your students ready to explore the Internet?

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The Internet is a computer network that provides students and teachers with access to library information services, research institutes and government organizations all over the world. Vocational educators will be able to provide on-line vocational guidance. The network helps vocational education professionals to establish communication among themselves, to share new ideas such as methods of teaching, curriculum modification and fix on-line discussions between teachers, students and business persons.

Author: Seguin, Armand, Seguin, Cynthia
Publisher: Association for Career and Technical Education
Publication Name: The Vocational Education Journal
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0884-8009
Year: 1995
Services, Equipment and supplies, Vocational education, Internet Inc.

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Giving students the business

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Twenty two schools of Kentucky have evolved partnerships with the business community for providing in-school vocational training to students. Some of the successful projects benefitted by this scheme are a student bank in association with Benton Bank, a retail store in association with Kroger food chain and independent building contracts undertaken by students in Fulton County area. Need for training of teachers for providing them insight into requirements of the industry is discussed.

Author: Brown, Dan (American writer)
Publisher: Association for Career and Technical Education
Publication Name: The Vocational Education Journal
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0884-8009
Year: 1995
Methods, Analysis, Professional education

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