Description Reprinted from the official Summer 2002 issue of the Occupational Outlook Quarterly. This authoritative guide explains what apprenticeship is, how it works, and how to find, choose and qualify for an apprenticeship program. This handy guide also lists the most popular apprenticeship occupations including bricklayer, construction, manufacturing, electrician, firefighter and telecommunications technician. In addition, it provides projected salaries and the total job openings for workers new to the occupation between 2000 and 2010.

Profiles ninety percent of the jobs in the economy, nearly 270 in total, covering each one's nature, working conditions, required skills, training, advancement, outlook, earnings, and related occupations.

Widely interdisciplinary in appeal, this book reports on the successes of innovative training opportunities for non-college women who end up in low-paying, low-mobility, pink-collar jobs. The author examines the relative effectiveness of various programs in helping these women gain access to high-wage, high-mobility employment opportunities. The analysis includes case studies of grant-funded projects, as well as in-depth statistical analysis using ten years of data on women throughout the United States. These types of education and training options are in tremendous demand, and the author finds that they are having a powerful impact on the job prospects of non-college women. As an integral part of her study, she spells out what kinds of programs have proven most and least effective. Breaking Out of the Pink-Collar Ghetto addresses vital issues concerning the effects of gender segregation in career counseling and employment and training policy. It provides much-needed guidance on employment and training services delivery. The book has wide application for students as well as professionals in the fields of public policy and public administration, educational counseling and vocational education, labor economics, and women's studies.

What directions should workforce policy in the U.S. take over the next few decades in light of major labor market developments that will likely occur--such as the retirements of baby boomers and continuing globalization? This new volume edited by Harry J. Holzer and Demetra Smith Nightingale presents fresh thoughts on the topic. This book offers policy discussions that are firmly grounded in strong research and that address the critical workforce issues of the coming years.