- American
Education Centers - A nationwide network of career educational institutions
providing students the opportunity and training to pursue careers in the medical,
business, computer, legal and technical fields.
- Association
for Career and Technical Education - A national education association dedicated
to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers. Its
mission is to provide educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce.
- Automotive Youth
Educational Systems (AYES) - A non-profit organization which provides mechanical
training in line with theAYES initiative. Details of schools located across the
US. White papers, news and partner details.
- Becoming a Vocational Education and Training Practitioner
- Research report identifies the competencies needed by subject matter experts
who facilitate learning in the workplace or in the classroom, and describes strategies
that can be used to develop them.
- Career and Technical Education Directory - Providing
links and brief descriptions to online resources for a variety of careers and
training programs including legal assisting, medical transcription, and bookkeeping.
- Career Training Directory - The directory segments
vocational fields so that you can find the information you need to start a new
career.
- Cedefop
- The European agency that helps policy makers and practitioners of the European
Commission, the Member States and social partner organisations across Europe make
informed choices about vocational training policy.
- Degrees to Succeed - Listing of U.S. and Canadian
vocational schools offering associate degrees in animation, automotive technology,
business, culinary arts, design, and IT.
- Electrician Schools - Information about electrician
schools. Also provides form to request additional information from the schools
themselves.
- The
Electronic Training Village - Information in the field of vocational education
and training (VET) in Europe.
- ELT Labs
EnterTech - Online e-learning education and workforce training program for
disadvantaged adults and at-risk youth. Includes a program demo, success stories,
and information about the Austin,Texas based coalition of developers.
-
Find Trade
Schools.org - A resource for locating trade schools. Featuring locations for
business, computer, and cooking programs, and schools offering graphic, web and
fashion design.
- International
Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) - A non-profit association
of education and training organizations and individuals devoted to the constructive
and consistent use of the continuing education unit and to the improvement of
the quality and effectiveness of continuing education, training and human resource
development.
- International Vocational Education and Training Association
(IVETA) - A worldwide network of vocational educators, vocational skills training
organizations, business and industrial firms, and others interested or involved
in vocational education and training.
- JMAR
Management & Training - Conducts protocol training seminars for the military
and government. Provides a four-phase training covering basic through capstone
levels. Seminars are conducted in Orlando, FL.
- Lincoln
Technical Institute - Trade school with locations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Illinois, Maryland and Texas. Offering HVAC, electronic engineering,
computer technician, automotive technician, auto mechanic, and diesel mechanics.
- Mechanic schools - Guide to Automotive,Aircraft,and
Nascar mechanic schools in the United States
- National
Association for Career Technical Education Information - America's premier
organization for development and improvement of vocational-technical education
information, finance, and accountability systems.
- National Association for Trade and Industrial Education
(NATIE) - NATIE is comprised of teachers, supervisors, teacher educators,
and administrators on the local state and national levels, and focuses exclusively
on the needs and future of trade and industrial education.
- National Association
of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium - An organization
of state and territorial vocational education agency heads committed to leadership
and outstanding performance in vocational technical education.
- National Association Of State Supervisors Of Trade
And Industrial Education - Dedicated to the promotion, support, advocacy,
and excellence of students, teachers, administrators, and programs of trade and
industrial education.
- The
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) - Develops
and publishes standardized construction and maintenance curricula, safety programs,
management education, industry image materials and craft skills assessments.
- National
Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) - America's largest center
engaged in research, development, dissemination and outreach in work-related education.
- National Skill
Standards Board - A coalition of leaders from business, labor, employee, education,
and community and civil rights organizations created to build a voluntary national
system of skill standards, assessment and certification systems to enhance the
ability of the United States workforce to compete effectively in a global economy.Â
These skills are being identified by industry in full partnership with labor,
civil rights and community-based organizations. The standards will be based
on high performance work and will be portable across industry sectors.Â
- New Approaches To Integrate Learning In The Workplace
- Examples from the community-initiative ADAPT.
- Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
- Supports a wide range of programs and activities that help young people and
adults obtain the knowledge and skills they need for successful careers and productive
lives.
- SkillsUSA-VICA - A national organization serving
more than 245,000 high school and college students and professional members who
are enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations,
including health occupations.
- Tech
Directions Magazine - Tech Directions is a trade journal for teachers and
administrators of career/technical and technology vocational education. It contains
sources of information tailored especially for career/ technical and technology
educators.
- Technology
Education - Offering downloadable shop-safety checklists, quizzes, and handouts,
with access to other free materials and information developed especially for high
school technology education teachers and students.
- Trade-schools.net - Online resource of business,
graphic design, information technology and culinary vocational schools in US and
Canada.
- Vocational Education and Training for People with
Disabilities - Information about vocational education and training (VET) and
employment for people with a disability, including support for students working
towards a qualification, access courses and bridging courses.
- Vocational
Information Center - Career exploration directory that provides links to resources
such as: career descriptions, career planning, trade and technical schools, workplace
skills and issues, job hunting, and vocational education.
- VoTech
Schools - Vocational Training - Directory of vocational and trade schools
offering training in automotive, NASCAR, motorcylce, marine & watercraft technician
training, and other trades.
- Watchmaker Education in North America - Information
clearinghouse for prospective watchmakers, watch repairers and watch technicians.
Links student candidates to watch schools in the United States and Canada. Identifies
leading watch schools in North America.
- Workplace Education Resources and Links - Resources
and links for adult education workplace providers.
- WorldwideLearn - The world's largest directory
of online educational courses and programs.The corporate headquarters in Alberta,Canada
partners with many US schools to provide a comprehensive list of resources for
online education.
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