International-National

Improving VET Systems

Submitted by Hsin-Ling
on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:51

David Passmore of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative presented findings from a methodological study completed by him and Wan Azlinda bt Wan Mohamed at the Annual Conference of International Vocational Education and Training Association, July 31-August 2, 2001. In “Underemployment and Participation in Vocational Education: A Methodological Study” Passmore and Mohamed attempted to measure underemployment among high school graduates in the United States and examine the relationship between participation in vocation education in secondary schools and subsequent

Estimating Shortages of Engineering Personnel: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches

Submitted by Hsin-Ling
on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:49

Presentation slideWatch a quick overview of “Estimating Shortages of Engineering Personnel: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches”, narrated by David Passmore of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative. The adequate supply of labor in economies and discussion of labor shortages are discussed in this audio slide show. The presentation was prepared by David Passmore of the Penn State University, USA; Chang-Jung Lin, of Chaoyang University of Technology, ROC; and Ying-Li Chen of the Penn State University, USA

Elimination of Electricity Rate Caps in Pennsylvania, 2011-2015

Submitted by Hsin-Ling
on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:47

Electricity Pole with workers, slide showPennsylvania ranked third in electricity generation among the states in 2005 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. PJM Interconnection—an organization of electricity distributors, power generators, transmission owners, power marketers, and large consumers—forecasts a need for approximately 500 megawatts of new electricity generation annually to meet Pennsylvania’s growth requirements. A supply of reliable electrical power at competitive rates is a key factor in Pennsylvania’s industrial competitiveness and in maintaining the security and welfare of Pennsylvanians.

Rose

Benchmarking Impacts

Submitted by Hsin-Ling
on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:33

In October, 2008 Rose Baker and David Passmore of the Penn State Institute for Research in Training & Development presented “Benchmarking Impacts” at the Annual Users Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Conference was sponsored by Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI).

The presentation addressed the outcomes of policy impact simulation and how they are valued. Questions that were posed included:
• How large must an impact be to have importance for policy?
• Many studies report what seem to be small impacts. But, what is “small”?
• How small is too small to have meaning for policy?
• What

Feedback