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Related LinksNational Government Web SitesAmerican Council on Education - Information on federal governmental education efforts.America's Job Bank - A product of the U.S. Employment Service, Department of Labor. This site includes a guide to position vacancies across the country and information for job seekers and employers. A listing of all federal department, agencies and commissions can be found at the White House Web site, by following the "Gateway to Government" link to individual listings. Internal Revenue Services - Up-to-the-minute information on tax law changes. National Center on Educational Statistics will provide you information on educational data and resources. They are available at http://www.nces.ed.gov/ The nation's resource of occupational information is located on the "O-Net" website found at http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/ United States Census Bureau offers information from the census data on educational attainment, fields of training, enrollments, etc. They are located at http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education.html Free US Blue Pages - Here's a useful directory of federal and local government agencies, searchable by state and city. Simply enter the state and city you want to search as well as what branch of the federal government you're seeking. You'll find hundreds of different phone numbers and other contact information for agencies in twenty different categories, including Agriculture and Food, Postal Services, and Environment and Energy, to name few. They also have a section devoted to a listing of toll free and other customer service federal government numbers called most frequently by the public. All listings are in alphabetical order and listed mostly by service rather than organization. Although a lot of these numbers are also available in the blue pages of your local phone book, this website serves as a much more convenient method of looking up government numbers especially with their easy to use search box. State of Ohio Web SitesState of Ohio - All state government entities and other important governmental links.The Ohio Legislative Services Commission can give you up-to-the-minute information on state legislative issues as the law is moving through the system. The state's main page can also lead you right to the legislative branches, or you can click on http://www.state.oh.us/ohio/legislat.htm EnterpriseOhio Network's SkillsMAX initiative Educational/Organizational Web SitesThe Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE)The Chronicle of Higher Education The ERIC Clearinghouse includes information and resources on adult and vocational education. The Institute for Higher Education Policy International Association for Continuing Education and Training National Academic Advising Association - Tools for advising special populations of students, and other academic advising resources can be found at the NACADA main website and click on "Clearinghouse". University Continuing Education Association (UCEA). On-Line Resources/Course DeliveryLearn2.com - An online tutorial for a multitude of fun and exciting areas, including how to learn new languages, graphics and publishing, to building databases.For information on test prep and other on-line testing opportunities, check out Test-U. LifeLong.com is a site (funded by corporate sponsors/advertisers) which delivers free learning skills from students from K-12 as well as adults. The Ohio Learning Network is an initiative of the Ohio Board of Regents that serves as the state's distance learning consortium. Its membership consists of 74 of Ohio's accredited 2-year, 4-year, public and private colleges and universities. Their E 4 ME program, free to any Ohio resident, gives people the chance to "test drive" an online course. The month long, self-paced course introduces students to discussion boards, course management systems, online quizzes, etc., so they can decide if online courses are right for them. Career SitesCareer Resources Center is still located at http://www.careers.org/ This site is an index for other career related web sites.www.CareerQuest.com location looks at career improvement, job search workshops and tools to improve an individual's search plan. http://www.CareerQuest.com Other Sites of interestFastWeb is a financial aid search site in which you can complete a profile and find financial aid resources which are available to you. Find them at http://www.fastweb.comParadigm at http://www.powa.org/ is an interactive, menu-driven online writer's guide and handbook intended to assist writers - from the inexperienced to the advanced - in honing writing skills. Trend Watch provides ongoing, regular market and industry trends based on original research with business owners and executives. Find it at http://www.trendwatch.com/index.shtml |
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