Dear Colleagues: I am posting this questionnaire to various preservation related list servers at the request of the local community college. Please forward your responses to the email or ground address listed below in the questionnaire. John D. Davis ----------------------------------- EMPLOYMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT HISTORIC PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY Randolph Community College, Asheboro, North Carolina is planning a two-year program in Historic Preservation Technology. Students in the program will concentrate in either archaeological resource management or architectural resource management and restoration. Graduates of the program will be able to conduct background research, field surveys, laboratory analysis, and assist in general resource management duties for their respective areas of concentration. The first class from this program is expected to graduate in 1999. We need your help. As part of the program planning process, the college must document employment needs for the historic preservation technician. Please complete the following survey and send it to Deb Jackson, Director of Planning, Research & Development, Randolph Community College at [log in to unmask] If you prefer to print and send the survey, the address is P.O. Box 1009, Asheboro, NC 27204-1009 or the fax number is 910-629-4695. 1. How many technicians do you presently have on your staff? _____ full-time _____ part-time 2. How many technicians did you employ in 1995? _____ full-time _____ part-time 3. Please estimate how many full-time vacancies you expect to have in _____ 1999 _____ 2000 _____ 2001 Part-time? _____ 1999 _____ 2000 _____ 2001 4. Do you have any employees who would enroll in this program as a full-time student? _____ yes (estimated number _____) _____ no in an evening program? _____ yes (estimated number _____) _____ no in a week-end program? _____ yes (estimated number _____) _____ no 5. Please describe any special skills you would like graduates of this program to learn. 6. Would you be willing to participate as an intern location for students from the program? _____ yes _____ no If you have any questions or comments about this proposed program, please contact Dr. Harry Jarrett, Dean of Instruction, at 910-633-0218. Thanks for your help! send responses to: [log in to unmask]