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Download full textCongress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1994
This document records the oral testimony and written reports of witnesses who testified at a Congressional hearing on moving the United States toward a comprehensive employment training system. Witnesses included members of Congress, state officials, labor representatives, and association officials concerned with employment and training. At the…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Job Training
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC. – 1984
The first interim report focuses on administration of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act, which established an emergency program of job training assistance for unemployed Korean Conflict and Vietnam-era veterans. It describes implementation processes undertaken by the Veterans Administration and the Department of Labor and their outreach and…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Incentives
Garcia, Uvaldo – 1979
Intended to inform local communities (especially the business sector) of ways to join government-sponsored employment and training programs with the private employment market, this handbook provides broad guidelines for use in the establishment and operation of the Private Industry Council (PIC). (The PIC is the primary vehicle created by Title…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1984
Testimony from a congressional hearing to evaluate the implementation and administration of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act includes statements, a letter, a report, and written committee questions and their responses from Representatives in Congress and individuals representing the American Legion; Veterans Administration Regional Offices…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Brady, Elaine – 1984
Of 596 service delivery areas (SDAs) administering the Job Training Partnership Act, 583 participated in a telephone survey regarding private industry council (PIC) and SDA activities. It was found that the number of local jurisdictions responsible for administering federally funded employment and training programs increased by 26 percent.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Urban Management Consultants of San Francisco, Inc., CA. – 1976
Written for the social service (Title XX) administrator at the State or sub-State level, this guide is intended to serve four major purposes: (1) Provide selected insights into what the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is and how it works; (2) point out potential areas for coordination which, from study or field experience, hold…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employment Services
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. Div. of Management Audit. – 1996
Selected practices relating to New York's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program during the 1993 JTPA program year were audited to determine the following: whether service delivery areas (SDAs) are providing training in occupations for which future growth is expected, whether SDAs award contracts on a competitive basis, and whether…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Contracts, Educational Legislation, Employment Programs
Knuti, David; Zuckerman, Alan, Ed. – 1986
This guide is intended to assist Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program policymakers, planners, and program operators to understand the provisions and possibilities afforded by the JTPA. The first section provides an overview of the JTPA. Discussed next are the following aspects of the JTPA planning and administration system: federal funding…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1978
This conference report covers the Comprehensive and Employment Training Act Amendments 1978 to provide improved employment and training services. The first two-thirds of the report presents each of the eight titles comprising the amendments. Title 1 covers the administrative provisions, both organizational and general. Title 2 on comprehensive…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1967
This document is the full text of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 to Public Law 90-222. These amendments authorize funds for continuation of programs begun under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 which established the Job Corps and the work and training program for youth and adults, the special impact programs, and the urban and…
Descriptors: Community Action, Day Care, Employment, Federal Aid
Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC. – 1968
In this guide to work experience and related Federal programs for the disadvantaged, emphasis is on programs in which the most effective participation by installations of the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) seems feasible. Beginning with an overview of the needs of the disadvantaged and of AFSC involvement, this paper gives information needed as…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This report describes dislocated worker programs operating in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The findings presented are based on the following sources: two National Alliance of Business (NAB) surveys of state administrators of federally funded Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs (conducted in 1987 and 1988), data on JTPA…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Coalition of Indian Controlled School Boards, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1977
Proceedings are presented of a three-day national conference for providing members of the Indian community with information concerning opportunities for Indians under the new vocational education legislation. Brief summaries of addresses delivered during the general sessions are provided in part 1 and include such subjects as developing vocational…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Conferences, Federal Legislation
Reesman, Cilla J. – 1986
This technical assistance guide presents the various options available to state planners and managers in considering five elements of active grant management. Each element is treated in a separate chapter. Chapter 1 addresses issues surrounding the setting of policies that ensure that Title III grants complement state agendas. Chapter 2 concerns…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Hoyt, Kenneth B. – 1978
This monograph provides a narrative summary of ideas and thoughts gathered from two mini-conferences held to discuss the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA) as it relates to career education. The conference participants included eight representatives of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Career Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
