https://www.vawizard.org/vccs/Main.action
Offers information about paying for college, enrolling in a Virginia community college, transferring to a four year college or university, estimating financial aid needs, calculating college costs, and linking career goals to education. From the Virginia Community College System.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ocwage.pdf
Reissue of an earlier release for corrections to data for occupations related to flight attendants, airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.workforce.virginia.gov/CareerPathwaysVA2-8-12-14-2.pdf
Subtitled: A Strategic Plan for Virginia's Career Pathways System. Recommendations for implementing closer connections between educational institutions and the 21st century employment marketplace. From the Governor's Task Force on Career Pathways System Development and the Workforce Strategy Center.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34706_20081014.pdf
Describes the problem of appointees trying to burrow in to career positions when an administration leaves office, what selected rules and laws are applicable, who is responsible for oversight of conversions from noncareer to career positions, and what further action may be needed to enhance oversight. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/fall/art01.pdf
Examines how workers' education or training relates to their job prospects and earnings. Analyzes selected occupations grouped into categories based on the typical educational attainment of the workers in them. From the Occupational Outlook Quarterly of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/report_congress/ShortageOfDegrees.pdf
Estimates the need for fishery scientists over the next ten years as a minimum of 180-340, but predicts that far fewer will be available due to shortages of faculty and students in fishery service programs. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
http://www.opm.gov/oca/pay/html/3RsReportToCongressCY07.pdf
Latest annual report by the federal government on efforts to remain competitive with the private sector in recruiting and retaining a skilled work force. From the Office of Personnel Management.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008001
Examines trends from 1997 to 2006 in the number of sub-baccalaureate postsecondary institutions that offer programs in career/technical education and in the number of credentials awarded by such institutions. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils68.pdf
Reports that employment in healthcare occupations is expected to grow by 22% between 2006 and 2016 but that those employed as healthcare practitioners and healthcare support staff will be more likely to work on weekend days than those in nonhealthcare occupations. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/08_0908_rpd_volunteer_occupation.pdf
Provides information on the occupational backgrounds of the 60 million people who volunteer their time and talent annually to nonprofit organizations. Provides rates of volunteer service by occupational categories. From the Corporation for National and Community Service.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/summer/art02.pdf
The first section compares earnings across all majors, the second section highlights 11 degree fields and shows the most common occupations of those with degrees in those fields. Engineeering and business management fields tended to have the highest earnings, while education had the lowest. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
