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Vafa Asgarova; Yue Kan; Stefan Reindl; Min Liu – Irish Educational Studies, 2023
University graduates not in employment and training in Azerbaijan lack relevant skills and knowledge that would make them eligible for post-graduation opportunities. The SABAH project aimed to address this problem. This article explores the perceived benefits of this advanced education program for students' eligibility for post-graduation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Employment Opportunities, Education Work Relationship
Webster, Riley – Administration for Children & Families, 2019
STEP Forward was a voluntary program in San Francisco that aimed to connect low-income job seekers to the labor market by using public funds to temporarily subsidize individuals' wages, known as subsidized employment, with the goal of ultimately increasing permanent unsubsidized employment among this population. STEP Forward offered job seekers…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Low Income Groups, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Opportunities
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
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Alborno, Nadera; Gaad, Eman – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
The authors investigated the implementation of the United Arab Emirates Federal Law regarding the employment of people with disabilities. They used a case study evaluation of an employment program initiated by a private national landscaping company in Dubai providing training and employment opportunities for young adults with varied physical and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mental Retardation, Employment Programs, Young Adults
US Department of Education, 2007
The "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," as amended (the act), provides the legislative basis for programs and activities that assist individuals with disabilities in the pursuit of gainful employment, independence, self-sufficiency and full integration into community life. This report is intended to provide a description of accomplishments and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Vocational Rehabilitation
Hegedus, Rita – 1980
Project Job Opportunities and Education for Youth (JOEY) attempted to link 290 youthful offenders to a comprehensive employment and manpower development strategy that involves (1) expanding the number of employment opportunities; (2) developing job training and manpower programs; and (3) removing the barriers that unjustly exclude persons from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
Frith, V. Gaye; Yellen, Penny – 1989
Winnipeg Boys and Girls Clubs Inc. is a private, voluntary, non-profit, human service group which provides disadvantaged children and youth of diverse social and cultural backgrounds with a safe and challenging environment and the experiences to acquire the skills which will enable them to become responsible and participating adults. Special…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
Holloway, Wilfred B. – 1980
Through a study, strategies were investigated to increase the role of in-school youth in creating job opportunities. Drawing upon qualitative data provided by the Youthwork National Policy Study, researchers examined four youth-operated employment projects in order to isolate those factors that either hinder or facilitate the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1995
Representatives of 50 Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), including the nation's 20 largest urban SDAs, were interviewed by telephone to determine the extent to which disadvantaged youth are likely to find summer jobs in the private sector in the absence of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title IIB (Summer Youth Employment and Training Program…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Palomba, Neil A.; And Others – 1969
At the urging of the governor of Iowa, private business and industry plus interested citizens organized and funded Project Iowa Training and Retraining of Youth (Project I-TRY) programs in many Iowa cities during the summers of 1967 and 1968 and during the 1968-1969 school year. The program gave youth from low and marginal income families a…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Family Characteristics
Chin, Robert; And Others
This study of company programs to employ disadvantaged and minority people is based on the observations of the investigators and on interviews and questionnaire data obtained from the management and employees of two types of business, service and manufacturing. It examines the ways in which organizational processes, organizational relationships,…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, Disadvantaged, Employee Attitudes
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Mank, David; Cioffi, Andrea; Yovanoff, Paul – Mental Retardation, 2003
Data from 13 supported employment programs and 680 employees with developmental disabilities show little or no increase in wages or hours outcomes for people in jobs acquired in the late 1990s compared to the early 1990s. There are, however, improvements in the typical features of job acquisition, roles, and orientation. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Job Placement
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1981
This is a report of a hearing on March 31, 1981, before the Subcommittee on Education, Training, and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, to review veterans' education, training, and employment programs currently administered by the Veterans' Administration. Testimony on the effectiveness of the three major…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Haveman, Robert H. – 1978
The performance of the Social Employment Program (a public undertaking to employ physically, socially, or culturally disadvantaged persons) in the Netherlands is discussed and evaluated in this paper. The management, organization, and financial structure of the program are described in detail, and the degree of efficiency attained by the program…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities
Johnson, David R.; And Others – 1987
These profiles of Minnesota individuals with severe disabilities were developed as part of an evaluation of the impact of supported employment on their lives. The profiles describe individuals who have severe disabilities, who receive assistance from a wide variety of programs, and who were evaluated through both qualitative and quantitative…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Job Training
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