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National Crime Prevention Council, Washington, DC. – 1987
This report discusses the Security Education Employment Program (SEEP), an employment and training program for high school students that matches students with opportunities in private security. It outlines the seven objectives established for the three-city test--job placements, exposure to the security profession, enhanced job skills, development…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Employment Programs, High Schools, Job Skills
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
This collection of 16 case studies is intended to illustrate how the public and private sectors have managed to collaborate in helping workers adapt to changing employment circumstances. The case studies are grouped into three categories. The first six case studies are examples of programs that have been developed to assist in training for new…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Dislocated Workers
Lee, Marjorie; Tenpas, Steven – 1987
The Special Education Parents Alliance created an employment project seeking jobs in the business community for special education graduates and other persons with disabilities. The project serves learning disabled, educable mentally handicapped, trainable mentally handicapped, and physically disabled persons in DuPage County and portions of west…
Descriptors: Business, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Spero, Abby – 1985
This report presents analysis, findings, and recommendations from a study of certain members of the "new wave" immigrant population, specifically Southeast Asian women, Haitian women, and Hispanic women. After an executive summary of the study's objectives, background, and findings, the two phases of the project are described: (1) the collection…
Descriptors: Cubans, Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Females
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This booklet contains examples of a number of different ways in which companies can support or utilize the new job training system created by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Described first are Hewlett-Packard's efforts to provide strong corporate leadership on behalf of the job training partnership. The second section includes…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
Lamb, Melissa, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This self-employment training program case study booklet has been developed for general use in exploring the feasibility of this kind of development tool. The case studies describe a number of comprehensive, self-employment training and assistance programs, from the local to the national level. Chapter II includes information on the training plan,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration, Business Education, Case Studies

Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, MI. – 1986
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private non-profit foundation supporting programs across the United States and on a limited basis internationally. The Foundation is interested and involved in improving the quality of life through community self-improvement, education, social welfare, economic development and environmental management. In…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Community Education, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Balser, Richard M.; And Others – 1985
Based on the experiences of a job training demonstration project in five hospitals, the handbook describes a rationale and approach for using hospitals (rather than sheltered workshops) as job training sites for mentally and physically disabled persons. Part I reviews advantages for the hospital, the disabled person and his family, the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compensation (Remuneration), Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs