Educational Responsibility; Education Work

This report presents a review of the historical background, progress, and problems associated with the development of collaborative efforts between vocational education and various sectors of the defense establishment. Through extensive document review, supplemented by telephone and on-site discussions with educators and employers, the benefits that accrue to both groups have been documented. The following patterns of collaboration are identified, along with examples from on-going programs: employer representatives as school advisors, job training programs for employers, employer representatives as trainers, loans or gifts of equipment to schools, brokering of educational services, small business linkages, and training material repositories. The report outlines preliminary standards of program success, proposes factors contributing to successful linkages, and presents possible barrier