FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING

PILOT PROJECT ENDED 3/15/78. NOTWITHSTANDING INITIAL DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTATION, PROJECT HAS MADE PROGRESS IN 5 BASIC AREAS OF CONCENTRATION. 1. JOB MARKET ANALYSIS/PROGRAM PLANNING: A BASIC TRAINING NEEDS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED WITH US ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, THIS ABILITY HAS NOT YET BEEN INSTITUTIONALIZED. 2. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: ALL BASIC AND OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING COURSES HAVE BEEN REVISED AND STANDARDIZED. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE, ARTICUATED APPROACH TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. COURSE CONTENTS REFLECT INDUSTRY"S NEEDS AND STUDENT INTERESTS. 3. PERSONNEL TRAINING: SHORT-TERM US SPECIALISTS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, SUPERVISION, TEACHER TRAINING, AND GUIDANCE CONDUCTED IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR MOE, DIVISION OF ADULT AND PERMANENT EDUCATION (DAPE) STAFF. 10 MOE STAFF MEMBERS PARTICEPATED IN THE SPECIALLY DESIGNED STUDY/OBSERVATION/WORK PROGRAM AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY. ALL 83 INSTRUCTORS AFFILIATED WITH THE DAPE URBAN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM HAVE RECEIVED IN-SERVICE TRAINING. 4. SKILLS TRAINING DELIVERY SYSTEM: THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES WAS EXPANDED FROM 13 TO 25 BY UTILIZING SENIOR VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS DURING AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 5. GUIDANCE SERVICES: STUDENT GUIDANCE, PLACEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP SYSTEMS WERE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTATION WAS BEGUN. WHILE INCREASED ENROLLMENT AND NEW COURSES HAVE EXCEEDED PROJECT TARGETS, THIS INCREASE HAS LOWERED THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION. LIMITED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES, COMBINED WITH EXCESSIVE WORKLOADS ON SUPERVISORS AND INSTRUCTORS, ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE PILOT PROJECT WAS PREMATURELY OVEREXTENDED. MOE PERSONNEL ARE OF LOW TECHNICAL QUALITY. DAPE CONTINUES TO HAVE TOO MANY OTHER PROJECTS TO ADMINISTER (E.G., SEX EDUCATION, NUTRITION EDUCATION, ADULT LITERACY, AND ACCELERATED ADULT PRIMARY EDUCATION) IN ADDITION TO THIS PROJECT. SUPERVISORS AND TEACHERS NEED FAR MORE TRAINING IN BOTH SUBJECT MATTER AREAS AND TEACHING PRACTICES. ONLY 3 OF THE 10 ADVISORY COUNCILS, WHICH WERE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE THE VITAL LINKAGE BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS AND THE EMPLOYERS, HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BUT EVEN THESE ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS PLANNED.