Education and Job Training: Preparing for the 21st Century Workforce. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session (Angola, Indiana, March 22, 2002).

For full text: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_hou se_hearings&docid=f:81206.pdf.

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Employment Services; Federal Legislation; Futures (of Society); Hearings; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Postsecondary Education; Role of Education; Secondary Education; Statewide Planning; Technology; Vocational Education

Carl D Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act 1998; Workforce Investment Act 1998

This is a congressional hearing on how vocational and technical education and job training work together to better prepare workers for the 21st century workforce and on successful educational and job training activities and initiatives in Indiana (IN). Testimony includes statements from United States representatives (Howard P. "Buck" McKeon and Mark Souder) and individuals representing Tri-State University, Angola, IN (Earl Brooks); Angola High School, Angola, IN (Steve Grill); Economic Development and Community Resource Officer, Cole Foundation and Plastics Technology Center, Angola, IN (Craig Adolph) and a former student (Travis Kenz); Jobworks, Fort Wayne, IN (Steve Corona); Ivy Tech State College, Fort Wayne, IN (Jon L. Rupright); Four County Area Vocational Cooperative, Garrett, IN (Tim Holcomb); Anthis Career Center, Fort Wayne, IN (Ron Flickinger); and Educational Technology Department, DeKalb County Central United School District, Waterloo, IN (Dick Boyd). Appendixes include written statements of the US representatives who presented statements and of the individuals representing the above organizations and institutions. (YLB)

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