Intergovernmental and governmental measures to promote local employment initiatives are underway in Europe. Local authorities are assuming responsibility for economic development in their areas, and the private sector is providing direct or indirect support. (SK)

A 3-year demonstration program on interagency coordination among California employment and training agencies is reviewed in this six-chapter report. The history and rationale for the demonstration program is described in chapter 1. Chapters 2 through 4, written by the three project directors, describe the cooperative planning experience in…

Reviews the utilization of community colleges as partners with CETA as exemplified by several California community college districts. The California experience indicates that the linkage is productive and can provide models. The system provides a testing ground about what works and what fails. (JOW)

Describes Delaware's plan to ensure that every high school graduate leaving its public schools will get and keep a job after graduation through Jobs for Delaware Graduates, Inc., a nonprofit public service corporation of government, education, business, and community leaders. (JOW)

The most serious problem with the current work force preparation system is that many employment and training programs operate today to serve roughly the same people. Instead, these programs should be coordinated better to lower costs in the face of lowered funding. The General Accounting Office reports that about 125 federal programs do…

Examines lessons learned from successful linkages between community colleges and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) sponsors as the basis for future occupational training and employment programs. Reviews research examining CETA funding patterns in California and exemplary arrangements between community colleges and CETA nationwide.…

The conference report examined the implications of research findings on the earlier WIN Program for WIN 2, providing opportunity for operational level personnel, administrators, and officials to engage in dialogue about the problems of starting a new program, one intended to make a difference for a significant number of welfare recipients. The…

An Enterprise Zone Working Group brought together enterprise zone directors, Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program administrators, and private industry council representatives from the state and local levels. It discussed ways in which employment and training programs could better coordinate with development activities in enterprise zones.…

This report highlights the key benefits and opportunities that may flow to local elected officials (LEOs) from implementing a successful Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) partnership. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 explains the specific benefits and opportunities that accrue to LEOs and their communities: (1) reduction of unemployment…

Describes a partnership between the St. Louis County Welfare Department and the Duluth Manpower Services Office, a city agency set up to administer Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs, providing a total service employment and training project for General Assistance recipients 18 to 65 years old who are physically able to…

This report examines the status of coordination at State and local levels between the activities funded by the Service Delivery Areas and other employment and training programs on the one hand, and between these programs and private sector employers on the other. The status of coordination in Fiscal 1983, the last year of the Comprehensive…

Intended to encourage CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) prime sponsors and apprenticeship program sponsors to integrate their activities, this technical assistance guide demonstrates many ways the two can unite at the local level to train and place people for employment. A general description of CETA is provided explaining the shift…

Prepared by the Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Division of Occupational Education, this manual assists employers of cooperative students involved in the Diversified Cooperative Education Program by providing the new employer with the practices and procedures of the program. The manual should also be of value to…

Information was collected and compared on services provided to dislocated workers by the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance (EDWAA) programs. (TAA and EDWAA are the two major federal programs created to help dislocated workers make the transition to new employment.) Findings were based…

The two major programs to help dislocated workers make the transition to new employment are Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance (EDWAA). Both programs have shortcomings that hamper their ability to help dislocated workers: they are slow in providing assistance, the services offered are often…