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Download full textUS Department of Labor, 2010
This publication builds on the "Making a Difference Through Strategic Business Partnerships: A Guide for Faith-Based and Community Organizations" guidebook by providing a series of snapshots of partnerships between employers and faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs). FBCOs bring unique assets to the task of assisting…
Descriptors: Job Training, Career Centers, Religious Organizations, Organizations (Groups)
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
A study of the labor exchange performance of the Employment Service showed that even after adjusting for differences in economic and demographic conditions, local offices and states varied greatly in their ability to place applicants in jobs. The performance measures examined were placement rate, permanent placement ratio (defined as the…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Services, Job Placement, Job Search Methods
Temelini, David; Fesko, Sheila – Research To Practice, 1996
Staff (N=369) and consumers (N=191) from a national sample of community vocational rehabilitation providers and independent living centers were surveyed concerning effective job search practices. Consumers were also asked to report on job satisfaction, job search support, and how the obtained job equated with job preferences. The majority of…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Career Counseling, Community Services
Floyd, Deborah L.; And Others – 1989
During 1988-89, the Collin County Community College District (CCCCD) conducted a project to develop, implement, and evaluate a model career laboratory called a "Future Shop." The laboratory was designed to let users explore diverse career options, job placement opportunities, and transfer resources. The Future Shop lab had three major components:…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Guidance, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Kimeldorf, Martin; Edwards, Jean – 1988
The report summarizes research collected in the Portland State University Transition Project which researched the impact of job-club-type training upon the school-to-work transition outcomes for mildly handicapped high school students. The project also examined reuse of job search skills in the search for leisure opportunities. The project…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Evaluation Methods, Group Discussion, High Schools
Johnson, Richard P.; Mayberry, Maurice E. – Journal of College Placement, 1981
Evaluates the impact of an integrated computer program called GRAD II (Graduate Resume Accumulation and Distribution) which allows a direct communication link between job-seeking students and potential employers. Response was generally favorable although a better mix of employers was needed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
Ramey, Luellen – 1984
This paper describes the RECAP/JETS program, an acronym that represents the two components of a training process for laid-off workers: Re-employment Career Planning (RECAP) and Job/Education/Training Selection (JETS). A description of the process of program development discusses developing the collaborative network for program design, establishing…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Planning, Decision Making
Buffie, Edward G. – 1978
A follow-up study was conducted to determine the professional status of education majors who participated in an optional training program in the last semester of their junior year or the first semester of their senior year in college. The Block Program is oriented toward actual field experience in public school using the team approach to…
Descriptors: Career Change, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Teachers, Field Experience Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1992
An assessment was made of the initial efforts of the states to implement the Aid to Families with Dependent Children--Unemployed Parent (AFDC-UP) program in accordance with the requirements of the Family Support Act (FSA) of 1988. A mail survey was conducted of each of the 50 state welfare departments. Results indicated that, nationwide,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Services, Evaluation Criteria, Job Placement
Bryant, B. J.; And Others – 1978
A study of college placement offices was conducted to determine types of student services, staffing patterns, computer use, and strengths and weaknesses. The survey was limited to the 226 placement offices that returned the questionnaire. From the data gathered in the study, the following conclusions can be drawn: (1) most placement offices are…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Colleges, Counseling Services, Higher Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
The Department of Labor estimated that 300,000 people would lose their jobs because of the termination of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA's) public service employment programs. The General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the Department of Labor's efforts to find permanent unsubsidized jobs or new training opportunities for…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Stuiber, Paul; Lecoanet, Robin; Lathrop, Jessica; Miller, David; Russell, Matthew; Schoenbrunn, Rob; Smith, Joshua; Specht, Christine – 2001
Wisconsin Works (W-2) is a time-limited employment assistance program that, in September 1997, replaced cash entitlements provided to low-income families under Aid to Families with Dependent Children. W-2 provides subsidized or unsubsidized placements for participants, based upon their level of preparedness for employment. Participants in both…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Pankratz, David; Friedenberg, Joan – 1987
Project BEST (Building Energy Systems Technology), a bilingual vocational training program, operated at Oakton Community College between March 1986 and September 1987. The purpose of the project was to provide 60 limited English proficient (LEP) Hispanic and Polish adults with sufficient vocational skills, English language skills, and appropriate…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Bilingual Education Programs, Community Colleges, Employment Programs
Palm, Kathleen; Shepela, Sharon Toffey – 1979
An estimated 64,490 displaced homemakers (primarily middle-aged women who have been full-time homemakers but who have lost their source of support through divorce, death, or abandonment of a spouse) live in Connecticut, and many of them need job services, counseling, and assertiveness training in order to find jobs and lead self-sufficient lives,…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Career Counseling, Counseling Services
Bugarin, Alicia – 1998
Successful welfare reform requires quickly moving welfare recipients into jobs. Components to this challenge include the following: a poor fit between where jobs are located and where many welfare recipients live; recipients who lack experience and skills and do not know how to seek, find, or qualify for jobs; childcare and transportation needs;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Economically Disadvantaged, Employer Employee Relationship
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