Describes a partnership between the St. Louis County Welfare Department and the Duluth Manpower Services Office, a city agency set up to administer Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs, providing a total service employment and training project for General Assistance recipients 18 to 65 years old who are physically able to…

Describes rural northwestern Minnesota's employment problem and the local employment and manpower programs, focusing on Rural Minnesota CEP (Concentrated Employment Program), the balance-of-state program, and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program. It is noted that the nature of the land and people and the distances to be…

This booklet describes various aspects of the Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP) in Washington, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California. Information concerning the funding, administration, coordination, specific activities developed, and effectiveness of the STIP program in each of the five States is provided. Also taken into…

A Minnesota study examined the secondary school dropout problem from the perspective of both the education system and the employment/training system. Findings from a pilot study involving 24 public secondary schools and the 24 counterpart Comprehensive Employment and Training Act agencies were compared with information from national and state…

This report synthesizes information gathered during the first quarter of a two-year project, which was not refunded, to establish a model for coordinating the planning activities of the three Minnesota agencies involved in offering Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) services. Through a review of literature and personal interviews,…