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Download full textRipley, Randall B.; And Others – 1979
An intensive study was conducted of areawide planning for the implementation of Title II A, B, and C (formerly Title I) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), as performed by prime sponsors to meet the needs of their communities. The central objectives of the research were (1) to describe the planning systems that have emerged,…
Descriptors: Administration, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Planning
Lamar, Carl F.; Owens, Devert J. – 1980
More cooperation between Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs and vocational education programs is both desirable and feasible, concludes this year-long study in Kentucky. The study was conducted (1) to determine the feasibility of developing a plan for coordinating vocational education resources and supporting services to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Disadvantaged
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1979
Intended to encourage CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) prime sponsors and apprenticeship program sponsors to integrate their activities, this technical assistance guide demonstrates many ways the two can unite at the local level to train and place people for employment. A general description of CETA is provided explaining the shift…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
Turner, Susan; Conradus, Carolyn – 1978
This monograph is intended to help the operators and planners of employment and training programs, particularly those sponsored under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), in developing and providing supportive services to improve client employability. The first section, presenting the purpose of this publication, is followed by a…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Counseling, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedHesse, Charles R. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1982
Describes the Personal Employment Program, a four-week training and development experience that enables CETA participants to secure unsubsidized employment. The last two weeks of the program emphasize job search interactions. The program is successful in finding employment for program completers but has a low completion rate. (AJC)
Descriptors: Career Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Attivo, Barbara J.; And Others – 1981
A study was conducted to examine methods through which Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants may be awarded credit for participation in CETA-sponsored programs in Pennsylvania. To accomplish this, CETA prime sponsors, CETA program operators, and a group of randomly selected potential program operators were surveyed. After…
Descriptors: College Credits, Credits, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Brown, Stephen – Worklife, 1979
The Private Sector Initiative Program (PSIP), Title VII of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), is planned to put employment and training back in private business through grants to employers for on-the-job training programs, with private industry councils as links between business and industry and the federal government. (MF)
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Industrial Training
Arrington, Larry – 1982
Ways in which the efforts of vocational education and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) can be coordinated are discussed in this fact sheet. Following an overview of CETA, seven titles from the CETA amendments of 1978 which provide opportunities for vocational education-CETA coordination are described: (1) Title I:…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employment Programs
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
Analysis of data pertaining to the nature, scope, and effectiveness of business involvement in employment and training programs reveals that private sector experiments in employment and training, such as the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Title VII and the Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP), have produced results superior…
Descriptors: Business, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
This Planning, Management, and Evaluation (PME) guide was developed by the National Alliance of Business as part of its program of management assistance for Private Industry Councils (PICs). The guide is a tool which PICs can use to improve their capability to plan, manage, and evaluate the programs which they administer, and to establish locally…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Backer, Thomas E. – 1979
To comply with the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and with explicit federal guidelines for equal employment opportunity, local employment and training agencies funded by CETA need to develop client assessment programs. This volume and its companion are designed for this purpose. Five original program descriptions, and findings…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Counselors, Employment Programs, Employment Services
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1984
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) conducted an examination of patterns and causes of fraud in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs to determine how implementation of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs might be made less vulnerable to exploitation. GAO's investigation found that fraud and abuse in CETA programs…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Pazour, Cassie; And Others – 1981
This manual is intended to introduce Prime Sponsors, Private Industry Councils, and community-based organizations to the resources available through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program to aid unemployed and underemployed women. Its major information components include the following: (1) a brief description of CETA and how…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Females, Financial Support
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1982
This handbook provides Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors and youth program planners with information on planning and implementing youth participation in their employment programs. (Youth participation means projects in which young people assume responsibility for work that meets genuine community needs.) Section 1…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Case Studies, Economically Disadvantaged
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Improvement is needed in services offered by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and the U.S. Employment Service programs to give designated classes of Armed Forces veterans special treatment. This finding is based on reviews of six city programs and national program data. "Special treatment," although required, was not…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
