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…

This author discusses the need for employer-based career education, barriers to its widespread implementation, and how to overcome those barriers with changes in staffing and fund allocation. If career education is one of your top priorities, you'll find this indispensable reading. (Editor)

A program for staff employees of the University of California (Santa Barbara) was developed to increase awareness of career possibilities, increase knowledge of how to reach those possibilities, and develop self-confidence to translate thinking into action. First year program results showed substantial attitude and career changes among trainees.…

This paper describes the Deaf Employment Task Force established at a Fortune 500 corporation in Southern California and proposes a model for developing such a task force at other corporations. The task force consisted of an average of 15 managerial and professional individuals, representatives of a deaf employee support group, and a deaf…

This study described and compared 12 current national work and training programs under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the 1962 Amendments to the Social Security Act; investigated whether operation of the two public welfare systems reflected the intent of national policy and client needs; and identified operational problems encountered in…

From 1993 to 1996, Massachusetts' Springfield Technical Community College implemented Students Creating Optimal Resources for Employment (Project SCORE) to develop a model for increasing job opportunities and career prospects of students and graduates with disabilities. The project provided individual career and academic services to students,…

In the United States, job training programs tend to be categorized as either privately sponsored career advancement for valued employees or publicly funded employment remediation for disadvantaged workers. Findings of two federally mandated surveys that regularly asked nearly identical samples whether they had received job or job-related training…

This booklet describes specific proposed and/or implemented strategies for dealing with some of the problems encountered in the CETA program. These strategies are directed toward four goals: (1) helping those who need help most; (2) creating a jobs program that goes where the jobs are: the private sector; (3) better management, delivering more job…

This booklet contains descriptions of 150 urban action programs being conducted by Young Men's Christian Associations throughout the United States. Planning principles are included to assist those who wish to adapt the programs to local situations: involvement of people in planning; use of local indigenous leadership; planning in collaboration…

A project was undertaken in Humboldt County to collect information from large and small businesses in the areas of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, transportation, wholesale and retail, finance, services, and public information with respect to their employee requirements and needs. In all, 451 firms were surveyed to determine the size of the…

An assessment was made of the staff structures of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs, recommended staff backgrounds, current staff backgrounds, and staff development measures. Recommendations were made on how staff development could be improved. Data for the study were gathered through a survey of all state JTPA directors and a random…

This manual is intended as a basic introduction to supported employment programs for rehabilitation agencies. It presents guidelines for developing training programs for rehabilitation personnel and others interested in emerging supported employment programs, addresses administrative issues and concerns about supported employment, and identifies…

Adult basic education practitioners in Florida are being faced with new work force development program requirements as a result of recent legislation. This technical assistance paper is designed to provide local adult education administrators and teachers with information to help them to implement Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Workplace…

This workshop presents a Maryland model of delivering public adult education services to business, industry, and public agencies on a cost-recovery basis. A rationale is discussed for the role of public adult education in provision of services on this basis. Ten ways to get started without a marketing specialist are listed. Good leads to…

This guide, based on experiences in five Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) programs, is designed to show teachers, school administrators, job training and placement personnel and others how the experiential learning techniques of Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) are being successfully adapted to meet the needs of…