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Download full textNational Governors Association, 2019
This guide is a result of the 2018-2019 National Governors Association (NGA) Chair's initiative, "Good Jobs for All Americans," led by Montana Governor Steve Bullock. This initiative aimed to understand the changing world of work and the factors that affect an individual's ability to connect to a good job and for businesses to access the…
Descriptors: Job Development, Employment Opportunities, Labor Force Development, Education Work Relationship
US Agency for International Development, 2019
Due to discrimination, crisis and conflict, and violence, many young people have missed out on opportunities to acquire the skills and education needed for employment. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) supports second-chance education programs to serve disadvantaged, marginalized, over-age, and out-of-school children and youth to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, International Organizations, Labor Force Development
Kazis, Richard; Molina, Frieda – MDRC, 2016
WorkAdvance is a sectoral workforce development program designed to meet the needs of workers and employers alike. For unemployed and low-wage working adults, the program provides skills training in targeted sectors that have good-quality job openings with room for advancement within established career pathways. For employers in those sectors,…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Employment Programs, Job Skills, Skill Development
Manpower Research Visibility, 1972
Discusses the need to offer training for jobs where students can realistically expect to find openings. Manpower Research Visibility is a supplement to the American Vocational Journal. (Editor/MU)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Employment Qualifications, Labor Force
Greenberg, David H. – 1972
This paper presents a model of how the supply of applicants for public employment programs may be determined, with the information necessary to incorporate the model factors into simulation of such programs. The methodology used to estimate the size and composition of the supply population for public employment programs--how many persons would…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Government Employees, Job Applicants
Kolberg, William H. – Manpower, 1974
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), less than one year old, represents a promising start and demonstrates that Federal, State, and local governments can work together to help people with serious employment problems compete more effectively for jobs. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Thompson, Lewin, and Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1971
This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a study conducted cooperatively by a management consulting firm and a team of Spanish-speaking manpower specialists. Basic issues explored were: (1) What are the manpower needs of Spanish-speaking Americans, (2) How are manpower programs meeting the needs at present, and (3) What action…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Job Training
Loewenberg, J. Joseph; And Others – 1973
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of unions in the Public Employment Program (PEP). The study focuses on the nature and extent of union involvement in PEP projects and the effects of such involvement in the implementation of the projects. Eight PEP projects were examined to determine the role and impact of unions and collective…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Collective Bargaining, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
Stone, Charles F.; Sawhill, Isabel V. – 1986
A study analyzed how trade has affected and was likely to affect the economy along three dimensions: (1) the employment shifts occurring during the years 1972-1984; (2) the outlook for employment projected to 1990 under four different scenarios; and (3) issues related to displaced workers. Increased international trade was found to have been…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Change, Dislocated Workers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
The proceedings from the 2 days of hearings before the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities on the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1977, the authorizations and appropriations for the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), and the President's economic stimulus proposals are presented in this report. All prepared…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Matland, Marc A. – Worklife, 1976
This articles summarizes the National Planning Association's (NPA) experience in its initial efforts to develop an early warning system to anticipate job openings generated in local communities by large Federal procurement contracts. (WL)
Descriptors: Contracts, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Employment Projections
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development. – 1972
The 10-page bibliography is a selective list of reports completed under contracts and grants from the Manpower Administration, Office of Research and Development. The reports are based on comprehensive and innovative research and development projects and are listed under the following headings: (1) Use and training of paraprofessionals; (2)…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development, Counseling Services, Employment Opportunities
Speight, John F.; And Others – 1973
The document provides an analysis of relocation stability of individuals relocated during the March, 1970-November, 1971 contract period. Data bases were 1,244 applicants with screening information and 401 individuals with follow-up interview information. Approximately one half were in new areas six months after being relocated. Reasons for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Demonstration Programs, Economic Factors, Employee Attitudes
Cape, William H., Ed. – 1970
To provide an opportunity for state and local government officials to exchange information on the problem of providing public employment for the disadvantaged, a 2-day workshop was held at the University of North Carolina in November 1969. This report includes a resume of the workshop sessions and nine papers presented by participants. All aspects…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
Leone, Richard D.; And Others – 1972
This report is concerned with the procedures used and the conclusions of an assessment of the impact of employability development teams and the manpower delivery system of Philadelphia's Concentrated Employment Program (CEP). Since teams were not implemented until 1970, it is a comparative analysis of CEP's manpower delivery system in 1969 versus…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employers, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
