Concludes that opportunity costs are the major costs in manpower programs, perhaps even outweighing the training allowance. (BH)

The study focuses on the effectiveness of adult basic education under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA). The investigation is a case study of the MDTA adult basic education program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Background material on basic education for adults is provided as well as a short history of the federal government's involvement…

The study was undertaken for the purpose of developing and testing a methodology for measuring the relative cost-effectiveness of MDTA training conducted within public vocational schools, community colleges and private training institutions. The three principal objectives of the study were: to compare the cost-effectiveness of each type of…

This study reviews the evidence on the impact that manpower training programs have had on the earnings of the poor, in order to assess the likely success that greatly expanded training programs would have in reducing the amount of public assistance payments and the size of welfare roles. Between 1963 and 1971, the Federal Government obligated 6.8…

Most of the evaluations of institutional training under the Manpower Development and Training Act are highly favorable. Negative criticisms, however, emphasize the uncertainties in these studies and displacement effects of the programs. The article answers these criticisms. (MW)

This publication is to introduce vocational educators and others interested in occupational education to research and writings on the economics of vocational-technical education. Research pertaining to cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis of vocational education and manpower training programs is emphasized. Major sections are devoted to a…

The specification of framework for evaluation of training programs should include a statement of program objectives allowing considerations relative to the total context within which the program operates and providing a sound basis for evaluating program outputs. Principal objectives of manpower training programs include increased rate of pay,…

The study examines the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) institutional training of the unemployed using benefit cost analysis to determine the impact of a changing clientele on the economic efficiency of training and the effects of age and previous education on the benefits and costs of training. Using a sample of trainees selected from…

This report critically reviews past benefit-cost studies of manpower programs and offers an alternative methodology for program evaluation. Because of selective admission criteria and a tendency to attribute all income changes to training, previous studies have had an upward bias in measuring the effectiveness of training. This study evaluates a…

Some of the dimensions of the relative financial contribution of the cooperating parties in manpower institutional training as established under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 were explored. This analysis will provide some perspective to those who must finally decide the question of relative financial contribution, or provide…

Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs completed in 1965 were evaluated by benefit-cost ratio and internal rate of return. Initial annual earnings differential figures at $525,650 and $719,629 were projected into the future at various rates of promotion and various rates of discount on the benefit stream. Resulting lifetime benefits…

This report reviews the literature on cost-benefit analysis of retraining and discusses possible approaches to conducting such an analysis. Exemplary programs in Sweden and the United States are described. Despite the existence of externalities which preclude exact calculation of costs and benefits, the report concludes that retraining is…

This report deals with the operations reports of 29 Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) Experimental and Demonstration (E and D) projects concerning the geographic relocation of workers under the MDTA's provisions and analyzes both the demonstration findings dealing with program feasibility, and the available empirical research concerning…

This section of the Proceedings of the 20th Annual Winter Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association consists of three papers on aspects of manpower education. A Boston study on training of tool and die makers sought to ascertain which of several identifiable training paths was most productive in terms of worker performance. It found…