This document provides a description and evaluation of the RECAP (Re-employment Career Planning)/JETS (Job, Education/Training, Selection) program, a cooperative re-employment training program for displaced automobile industry workers in Michigan. Following the brief introduction, program development and pre-training preparation are discussed,…

Describes a reemployment training program developed by Oakland University to assist displaced automobile workers in overcoming their grief resulting from job loss and in successfully assessing and marketing their transferable skills. (Author)

In light of the many thousands of displaced workers in Michigan, a program was developed to help laid-off workers assess their capabilities, relate their skills to job market needs, overcome the grief resulting from job loss, learn how to approach prospective employers, and successfully market their abilities. The 3-month program was offered at…

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…