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National Council on the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1986
As part of a series of topic papers assessing federal laws and programs affecting persons with disabilities, this paper focuses on employment programs and initiatives. Described are (1) the transition model of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), which emphasizes a solid educational foundation and adequate…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
This handbook provides basic information on the roles, organizational issues, and program activities that will influence the effectiveness of private industry councils (PICs) set up under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Intended to guide PICs on the issues involved, it should be useful to members and staff of existing PICs and…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Disadvantaged
Knuti, David E.; Humphrey, Kathleen. – 1983
Keyed specifically to the needs of community-based organizations (CBOs) and employment and training delivery agencies, this manual provides information on the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Emphasis is placed on the problems of representation of CBOs in the planning process and on obtaining contracts to ensure operational roles under JTPA.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Agency Role, Career Education, Community Organizations
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1987
As required by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984, the Illinois Council on Vocational Education conducted its first biennial study of the types and amounts of cooperation between vocational education (VE) and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs in the state. Data were collected from high schools, area vocational centers,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs, Coordination
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1985
A study examined the role of the U.S. Department of Labor in implementing the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Staff from the General Accounting Office (GAO) interviewed officials from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Office of Inspector General (OIG); ETA regional officials in four cities; state JTPA officials in five…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Role, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
The Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 continues a long-standing federal commitment to help disadvantaged persons prepare to obtain employment. The legislation works primarily through a locally based program delivery system to provide remedial education, training, and employment assistance to low-income and long-term unemployed youth and adults.…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Business Responsibility
Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1984
This paper summarizes the results of a National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) survey of community-based organizations (CBOs) about the effects of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Findings are summarized in these areas: (1) changes in funding for training disadvantaged youth, (2) changes in service to youth, (3) the role of CBOs in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Community Action, Community Cooperation
Brown, Larry – 1984
The advent of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) has not been favorable to community-based organizations (CBOs) serving unemployed young people. The overall decline in the amount of money available for employment training is one reason for the reduction in services, but it is not the sole reason. The transition to the new act itself is also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Community Action, Community Cooperation
Jolly, Elton – 1984
The advent of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) has changed the way community-based organizations (CBOs) can serve unemployed youth, according to the findings of the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) survey of CBOs; analysis of reports, surveys, and studies of the JTPA; and conversations with NYEC members and others concerned with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Community Action, Community Cooperation
Bruce, Norma Corbett – 1985
This technical assistance guide is designed to assist trainers, planners, administrators, researchers, librarians, counselors, and advocates involved with Ohio older worker programs and policies with the range of resources, services, and expertise available to them. Discussed in the individual sections of the guide are available resources dealing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Advocacy, Agency Role
Ohio State Council on Vocational Education, Westerville. – 1994
This document presents statistical data about vocational-technical education (VTE) in Ohio in 1993-94 and summarizes the mission and 1993-94 activities of the Ohio Council on Vocational Education (OCOVE). Presented first is a fact sheet on VTE in 1993-94. The next sections explain the structure and purpose of the OCOVE and summarize its…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Advisory Committees
Butler, Johnny – 2002
In 2000 and 2001, the Team Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board (Team PA WIB) and its partners worked jointly to address Pennsylvania's workforce needs and respond to the need of its customers through new initiatives, new partnerships, and new strategies. The Team PA WIB and its partners continued implementation of the state's vision to create…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation