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Susan M. Hayward; Rebecca L. Flower – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The current Disability Employment Service (DES) model serving autistic job seekers in Australia will end in the year 2023. The Australian Government is exploring new options for a replacement model. Aiding these efforts a systematic review of the literature examined the evidence base of effective assisted employment supports for autistic people in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Hersher, Judy – Civil Rights Digest, 1978
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is now before Congress for review and reenactment. This article examines previous CETA program efforts and the new provisions intended to target jobs and training to the most disadvantaged in terms of income and length of unemployment. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Lewiston School District, ME. – 1978
Reviewed in this report is the second year of this project. The major proposal objectives, activities and accomplishments of the program are summarized. The third party evaluation presented provides: (1) an overview and impressions of the project's development, operation, and acceptance; (2) an assessment of the project's performance in meeting…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Employment Services, Job Placement, Program Development
Welch, Nancy – 2000
In 1996, the City of Phoenix Enterprise Community Job Linkages Initiative sought to increase employment by matching local people with local jobs. Evaluation of the second project at Friendly House found that Friendly House, during the 18 months of the grant, increased residents' employability skills and linked them with Enterprise Community…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Career Guidance, Employment Programs
Goldberg, Heidi – 2002
A significant number of current and former Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients have various barriers to finding and maintaining employment. Among the most common barriers are physical and mental health problems, domestic violence, low skill levels, lack of adequate or affordable housing, and limited proficiency in English.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Australian Inst. of Multicultural Affairs, Melbourne (Australia). – 1985
This 7-chapter report reviews unemployment among migrant and refugee youth in Australia, examines the employment and training programs that exist for this population, identifies unmet needs, and suggests programs or services to meet those needs. An overview of the labor market programs and services available is contained in Chapter 2. Chapters 1…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Brady, Elaine M.; Balfe, Kevin – 1987
A study examined local and state-level collaboration between the Job Training Partnership System (JTPA) and four other programs: the Employment Service, vocational education, welfare, and economic development. Methods included telephone interviews with 46 state managing agencies for JTPA, 205 service delivery area administrators, and 209 Private…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development, Employment Programs
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Improvement is needed in services offered by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and the U.S. Employment Service programs to give designated classes of Armed Forces veterans special treatment. This finding is based on reviews of six city programs and national program data. "Special treatment," although required, was not…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Australian Inst. of Multicultural Affairs, Melbourne (Australia). – 1985
This booklet is an overview and summary of the publication "Reducing the Risk: Unemployed Migrant Youth and Labour Market Programs" which reviews programs and services for migrant and refugee youth in Australia. The unemployment rate for this group is higher than for their Australian-born peers, and their participation in governmental…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Employment Services, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Reported here is the oversight hearing on the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Projects Act to examine the problem of youth unemployment and the extent to which existing federal programs are addressing the problem. Major content is the testimony of four witnesses: Leon Anderson, Division of Human Resources, U.S. Forest Service, Department of…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1982
A review focused on impact of the 1978 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) amendments in improving sponsor's employability development systems and transition performance. Fifteen prime sponsors in 10 states were visited. Files of 1135 participants were reviewed; 478 were interviewed. Sponsor and Employment and Training Administration…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
Haber, William; Kruger, Daniel – 1964
This monograph examines the developments which have influenced the United States Employment Service during the 30 years of its history, since the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933. The major social and economic developments, the enabling legislation, and the issues and problems regarding the proper role of that service are discussed. Some of the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Career Counseling, Employment Programs
Coker, Charles C.; Flynn, Mary; Menz, Fredrick E.; McAlees, Daniel C. – 1998
This report details the outcomes of a study conducted in response to concerns about the impact of workforce development and welfare reform upon persons with disabilities being served by community rehabilitation programs. Twenty-three focus groups involving over 200 individuals were held in 13 different cities across eight states. Participants came…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Programs, Disabilities
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1990
This report stresses the need for a broad and substantial upgrading of the quality of the U.S. work force and outlines seven critical policy areas that require coordinated action to meet the challenge. Chapter 1 discusses the Workforce 2000 Project, a major Department of Labor effort designed to ensure that the work force has the skills and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Gross, Robert C. – 2000
This paper contains a transcript of the testimony of Robert C. Gross, representing state employment services program and unemployment compensation agencies, before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources and Education and the Workforce. According to the testimony, the publicly funded work force system has…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Information Systems, Delivery Systems
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