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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education. – 1993
This document records the written and oral testimony of witnesses at a hearing on the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. The act has three main components: (1) to provide grants to states and local schools for comprehensive educational reform; (2) to promote the establishment of voluntary national education standards to assist states and local…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1979
Hearings on the effects of structural employment and training programs on inflation and unemployment are presented. The purpose of the hearings is to determine the best approach or mix of approaches to combat structural unemployment. The document is arranged in four parts. The first section presents six witnesses and statements before the Joint…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
US Senate, 2005
The purpose of this hearing was to look for answers to the following questions about the workforce of tomorrow: How will tomorrow's workforce differ from today's? What kind of jobs will tomorrow's employers be looking to fill? What skills will tomorrow's workers need to fill those jobs? And, most importantly, what can be done now to be sure that…
Descriptors: Living Standards, Job Training, Futures (of Society), Labor Force
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1990
This document records the oral and written testimony given at a hearing on preparation of the work force for the year 2000 and beyond. Testimony was given by Senator Barbara Mikulski; John Lynch, whose company prepared the report, "Workforce 2000"; Joan Patterson and Nelson Brooks, coexecutive directors of the United Auto…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Basic Skills, Educational Needs
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs. – 2001
This document examines employment and social policy in the European Union in 1999-2001. The document begins with an interview with Anna Diamantopoulou, the European Union's commissioner for employment and social affairs and the paper "Balancing Jobs, Cohesion, and Productivity" by Odile Quintin, the European Union's director-general for…
Descriptors: Coordination, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 2000
The Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary met to hear testimony on the benefits to American workers, businesses, citizens, and legal residents of more educated immigrants in the national workforce. Statements were given by the following persons: (1) Lamar Smith, U.S. Congressman from Texas; (2) William…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Blacks
Heinrich, Janet – 2001
The General Accounting Office's (GAO's) director of health care-public health issues testified before Congress regarding growing concerns about the adequacy of the health care work force and lessons learned from the experience of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in addressing the maldistribution of health care professionals. The following…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies, Demand Occupations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This report presents the testimony and submissions presented at the first of a series of Congressional hearings on workforce development and reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act. Statements were given by the following individuals: (1) Buck McKeon, U.S. (United States) Congressman from California; (2) John Tierney, U.S. Congressman from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science. – 2002
This report presents the testimony and submissions given at a field hearing on workforce training in Michigan. Four expert witness statements follow introductory comments from Vernon J. Ehlers and James A. Barcia, United States Congressmen from Michigan. The statement of Bruce P. Mehlman, the assistant secretary of commerce, assesses the ability…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Continuing Education
