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Download full textFarmer, Barbara Ann – 1993
This paper provides additional guidance to states in the form of supplemental questions and answers to facilitate the development of policy for service delivery areas (SDAs) and other subrecipients of funding under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Amendments, which took effect on July 1, 1993. Topics covered are the following: definitions,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Guidelines
Masri, Munther W. – 1998
The role of vocational education and training (VET) in the context of the dynamic and changing demands of the world of work is explored through a more comprehensive approach to the overall system of human resources development (HRD). HRD is the concern of both educationists and economists. To an educationist, HRD should first be human and then…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Peer reviewedHoyt, Kenneth B. – Journal of Career Education, 1980
The author presents an overview of the results of a nationwide series of workshops that addressed Comprehensive Employment and Training Act/career education collaboration. Topics included local education agencies/prime sponsor agreements, Youth Employment and Training Program implementation efforts and problems, and future concerns. (CT)
Descriptors: Career Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Institutional Cooperation, Job Training
Hagner, David; Como, Perry – 1982
This resource manual is intended for use by vocational rehabilitation professionals and students interested in learning more about Work Stations in Industry (WSI). Chapter 1 discusses sheltered employment without the traditional sheltered workshop. This type of program is accomplished by establishing training and employment stations within…
Descriptors: Business, Career Education, Disabilities, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedMurray, Daniel J. – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1980
There has been an expansion of the role played by organized labor in vocational training. The number of apprenticeable occupations has been increasing with the growing addition of nontraditional skill areas. Government-funded training programs provide necessary resources for program development and implementation. (CT)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Cooperation, Educational Resources, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1984
Testimony from a congressional hearing to evaluate the implementation and administration of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act includes statements, a letter, a report, and written committee questions and their responses from Representatives in Congress and individuals representing the American Legion; Veterans Administration Regional Offices…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Pritcher, Pamela N. – Online, 1985
Reviews the introduction of personal computers (PC) into the Information Research Center at Bell Communications Research, Inc. Highlights include challenges for successfully integrating PC's into each manager's unique work style, training objectives, and strategies for successfully implementing microcomputers. Prototype training program is…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Software, Information Centers, Information Scientists
Muse, Clyde – 1996
Arguing that workforce training is fundamental to the community college mission, this report discusses the necessity for re-examining related national policy and presents models for developing programs that meet current and future workforce training needs. Following an introduction highlighting community colleges' customer responsiveness,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Rezabek, Dale J.; Saul, A. Christine – 1986
A study examined five local work training programs in California that have combined resources from both the federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the public education system. The programs studied are located in San Diego County (Ramona), Montebello, San Francisco (Chinatown), Shasta County, and southeast Los Angeles County. In these…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Educational Objectives
Love, Lois Thiessen; And Others – Evaluation Forum, 1988
This supplemental issue deals with local and state evaluation issues and methods. It includes articles on Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) follow-up, responsiveness to client needs, performance standards, training JTPA professionals in evaluation, and Private Industry Councils' selection of program deliverers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies, Job Performance
Western Job Training Partnership Association, Sacramento, CA. – 1996
The Western Job Training Partnership Association (WJTPA) supports the periodic evaluation of the scope and effectiveness of national, state, and local work force preparation and work force education programs. The WJTPA believes that future programs must correct the problems inherited from earlier work force preparation programs, such as the…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training, Policy Formation
Bardach, Eugene – 1993
The key to success in Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) programs is a philosophy of high expectations. The philosophy accommodates both client and societal concerns. Highlights of the philosophy include the following: respecting the client's goals; giving nonjudgmental acceptance, constant encouragement, and emotional support;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Maryland State Council on Vocational-Technical Education, Annapolis. – 1991
This three-part activities report of the Maryland State Council on Vocational-Technical Education relates information primarily on council evaluation activities conducted during Fiscal Years 1989 and 1990, although in some instances more current information was used. Part I summarizes the activities of the council during 1990. Parts II and III…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Mathews, David, Ed. – 1985
This report contains four case studies on "skill ownership" demonstration projects that were conducted in Great Britain as part of the Youth Training Scheme (YTS) initiative. The aim of YTS is to develop a work force that is competent, flexible, and capable of adapting its skills to new and changing types of employment. The case studies…
Descriptors: Competence, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries, Job Skills
Sullins, W. Robert; And Others – 1980
A project was conducted to determine problems or barriers prohibiting awarding credit for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) training in Virginia. Potential solutions and strategies for their implementation were to be identified. A variety of methods were used to obtain information required to produce a Plan of Action that presents…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Credits, Educational Cooperation
