A World Class Workforce for Wisconsin. Governor's Commission for a Quality Workforce. Executive Summary. Technical Findings. Recommendations [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5542760
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Wisconsin Governor's Office, Madison
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1991
- 149 p.
- Summary:
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The skill needs of 3,500 Wisconsin employers were surveyed by mail (1,850 usable returns) and by telephone those of 102 of these employers (93 percent response). Findings included the following: (1) most employers face an increasing shortage of skilled workers; (2) employees tend to be deficient in basic skills; (3) employers are striving for continuous improvement; (4) 57 percent of Wisconsin employers have some involvement with education; (5) about 20 percent of Wisconsin businesses are "best practice firms"; and (6) employers emphasize strengthening basic skills at every level and strengthening technical skills at technical colleges. The following recommendations were made: (1) more Wisconsin employers must adopt new technologies; (2) technical colleges must upgrade offerings to meet employers' needs; (3) technical colleges must work with employers to improve access to training; (4) public education must adopt outcome-oriented, competency-based educational objectives; (5) a Certificate of Initial Mastery should be a prerequisite for employment or training for high school students; (6) technical colleges and high schools must improve alternative education to prevent dropout; (7) high school curricula must be redesigned to prepare noncollege-bound students for technical careers; (8) high school counselors must work with employers to improve the school-to-work transition for noncollege-bound students; and (9) educators and counselors must improve career education. (Appended to the technical findings are the survey form and responses, a list of Wisconsin counties, and 13 references.) (KC)
- Notes:
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- Availability: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Governor's Commission for a Quality Workforce, Document Sales, P.O. Box 7840, Madison, WI 53707-7840 (executive summary: $2.20; technical findings and recommendations: $3.50 each).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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- Subject:
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- Career Development
- Career Education
- Education Work Relationship
- Educational Improvement
- Educational Needs
- Educational Planning
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Employer Attitudes
- Labor Force Development
- Noncollege Bound Students
- School Business Relationship
- Statewide Planning
- Technical Education
- Two Year Colleges
- Wisconsin
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Until 2061 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 1991
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