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Direct linkDecker, Paul T.; Berk, Jillian A. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
In 1998, President Clinton signed the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Implemented in 2000, WIA replaced the Job Partnership Training Act (JTPA) as the primary federal job training program. Congress viewed WIA as a way to end "business as usual" in the workforce investment system. WIA aimed to transform the employment and training…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Job Training, Federal Programs, Program Design
Peer reviewedThomas, Dorothy – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1985
This article describes two employment and training programs for older people funded by the government of the United States and carried out by a variety of agencies: the Senior Community Services Employment Program and the Job Training Partnership Act. The examples demonstrate the ability of older adults to learn new skills and perform new jobs.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Skills
Long, Cheryl – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
The author provides a guide to the ins and outs of JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act) for vocational educators who have not yet made the JTPA connection. Discusses the importance of private industry councils, presents a list of questions to ask when selecting providers, and various types of contract arrangements. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Contracts, Federal Programs, Guidelines
Download full textGambone, Michelle Alberti – 1993
This report is a first step in defining the direction in which the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) system should move to create programs that facilitate growth toward a socially constructive adulthood. An introduction describes the purpose and scope of a project that convened a panel of experts who generated the information, four background…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Persons, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Weinbaum, Sandy; Wirmusky, Frank – 1994
The 14 Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)-funded youth employment programs to which the Academy for Educational Development (AED) has delivered technical assistance for the past 5 years illustrate several important conditions for effective programming and "best practices" in the field of youth employment and training. Four of the JTPA…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Smith, Thomas J.; And Others – 1988
This guide to youth unemployment problems is based on the belief that a comprehensive system of program initiatives offers the best solutions. The principal focus is on vocationally at-risk youth. The first chapter defines and describes the target group, and outlines needs and appropriate responses. The second section describes the following eight…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged
