{"product_id":"training-strategies-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781287191919","title":"Training Strategies: Preparing Noncollege Youth for Employment in the U.S. and Foreign Countries: HRD-90-88","description":"Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the weaknesses in the U.S. education and training system for preparing noncollege youth for employment; and (2) foreign strategies that appear relevant to U.S. shortcomings. \u003cbr\u003e GAO found that: (1) about half of all U.S. youth attended college by the age 25, but only one-fifth of them graduated; (2) most U.S. youth completed high school, but one-fourth of the nation's 33 million youth did not attain high school competency because they either dropped out of high school or graduated without mastering basic academic skills; (3) foreign countries tended to invest proportionately more in noncollege education and training; (4) despite heavy investments in college education, the United States placed little emphasis on training youth who chose employment rather than college; (5) less than half as much was invested in education and training for each noncollege youth as for each college youth; (6) young adults in the foreign countries had higher literacy levels than those in the United States; (7) many U.S. children entered school unprepared and were not adequately helped after falling behind; and (8) certain practices of foreign countries, such as providing comparable educational resources to all schools, emphasized providing equal educational opportunity to all youth, regardless of socioeconomic status and academic talent. GAO also found: (1) foreign countries helped students learn about job requirements and assisted them in finding employment; (2) Germany and the United Kingdom maintained quality occupational training by testing and certification to meet national standards, which employers looked to for evidence of skills; (3) U.S. certificates for trainees often certified course completion and not necessarily attainment of specific skill levels; and (4) foreign countries assisted most youth who encountered employment problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1287191916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781287191919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.15d","brand":"U. S. Government Accountability Office (","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48872988573951,"sku":"9781287191919","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/training-strategies-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781287191919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}