THE THREE MAJOR FOCUSES OF MANPOWER POLICY AND PROGRAMS IN 1967 WERE ON THE CONCENTRATION AND UNIFICATION OF MANPOWER FORCES TO HELP THE NATION'S MOST DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE ACHIEVE EMPLOYABILITY AND DECENTLY PAID JOBS, ON GREATLY INCREASED EFFORTS TO INVOLVE PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN THE TRAINING AND JOB ADJUSTMENT OF THE HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED, AND ON NEW…

PROJECT UPLIFT'S PURPOSE WAS TO FIND EFFECTIVE WAYS OF REACHING, RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND PLACING DISADVANTAGED RURAL ADULTS LIVING IN A 10-COUNTY SECTION OF NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE FOLLOWUP STUDY HAS THREE GENERAL OBJECTIVES -- (1) TO SHOW THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS WERE SERVED, THAT THEY WERE TRAINABLE AND THAT…

During the first phase of this project, from June 1964 to November 1965, the effectiveness and feasibility of centralized training in offsetting the employment problems of rural Alaska were tested. Recruitment was handled through mail contacts with village councils and subsequent recruitment trips to the villages. Training at a state vocational…

THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1965, THE PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED, AND THE NEW DIRECTIONS THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS ARE TAKING TO MEET THE MANPOWER CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD ARE THE SUBSTANCES OF THIS REPORT. CONTENTS INCLUDE (1) PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, (2) EXAMPLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS,…