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This document presents guidelines for engaging employers in work-based learning programs offered by post-16 institutions in the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 explains why the guidelines are needed, how they were developed, and how they can be used. The following are among the topics examined in Chapters 2-6: (1) getting employers involved (benefits of employer involvement in improving learning and increasing employability; challenges facing training providers and employers; adopting a corporate approach and convincing employers of the business advantages of involvement in work experience programs; employer options for getting involved); (2) resources to do the job (sharing a commitment, developing good practice); (3) preparing for learning at work (making a good match, supporting needs, knowing the industry, keeping things simple); (4) supporting effective learning in the workplace (ideas for employers and training providers); and (5) supporting learners' personal development (strategies for employers and training providers). Chapters 2-6 each contain one or more case studies illustrating good practices. The bibliography lists 26 publications and World Wide Web sites. The following items are appended: a list of case study leaders and sites; 37 key actions for developing good practice; and lists of the employers involved in the study and the External Advisory Group. (Contains 26 resources.) (MN)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert