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Juntila, Stephen W.; And Others – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1980
Examined is the history of federally funded vocational education and employability development programs created to address the specific labor market needs relating to underemployment and unemployment. This article serves as an introduction to four more articles concerning CETA and youth unemployment. (CT)
Descriptors: Educational History, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Labor Market
Schneider, Debra; And Others – 1977
This is a handbook designed for educators, manpower planners, and other officials interested in taking advantage of new legislation for creating youth employment programs. In the first part of the book major provisions of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 are explained. Good planning is stressed as crucial to the success…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, On the Job Training
Christian, Susan M., Comp. – 1983
Fifteen national organizations involved in research, policy analysis, and/or implementation of state youth education and employment activities are described. This directory is intended to be a resource for persons responsible for adjusting programs to the requirements of the new federal employment and training legislation, the Job Training…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, Information Sources
Dingle Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1978
This report summarizes the major points and questions discussed at five regional workshops held to help the participants develop Local Education Agency (LEA) and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsor agreements as mandated by the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA). The content is presented in five…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Credits, Employment Programs
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1984
This guide is intended to assist planners and administrators in designing Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) youth programs. The following topics are covered in the individual chapters: serving youth under JTPA; program planning (planning and performance standards); program operations (participant activities and services under JTPA, establishment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coordination, Educational Legislation, Employment Programs
Opportunities Academy of Management Training, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1986
This technical assistance guide is designed to expedite the implementation of partnerships between vocational education and community-based organizations (CBOs) as called for in the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. It is probably most useful as a resource for local training activities related to CBO/vocational education/Job…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Cooperative Programs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Wisconsin Governor's Employment and Training Office, Madison. – 1984
These two volumes of a resource manual are intended to provide technical assistance to Private Industry Councils regarding attainment of employment competencies by youth enrolled in employment and training programs funded by the Job Training Partnership Act. Volume I defines youth competencies, lists major categories of the recommended…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Competency Based Education, Employment Programs
Wurzburg, Gregory – 1979
This overview of an evaluation of prime sponsor implementation of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA), offers an interpretation of ten case study findings. It is divided into four principal parts. The first, "Summary of Findings and Recommendations," summarizes findings about local programs implementing YEDPA and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Youth Programs: Practical Lessons from Research and Program Experience, 1989
This journal issue summarizes the main points of a two-volume guide to youth performance management: "Working It Out: An Anthology of State and Local Performance Management Strategies Designed to Increase Services to Youth at Risk of Chronic Unemployment." The guide draws on the experiences of state and local practitioners in identifying…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Legislation
Taggart, Robert – 1980
Prepared as a basic background document for an interagency task force on youth employment, this report analyzes youth employment policies and programs for the 1980s. The main body of the report consists of three sections. Section 1, entitled "Policy Perspectives on the Youth Employment Problem," contains a discussion of pathways to…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Potential, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
National Child Labor Committee, New York, NY. – 1978
This report on youth employment programs is intended to help prime sponsors and program operators implement innovative youth employment efforts under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and the Youth Employment and Demonstration Project Act (YEDPA). The content is in two chapters. Chapter 1 covers the introduction, meeting…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Community Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs
Swanson, Gordon; And Others – 1978
This multi-authored book concentrates on how vocational education can help alleviate youth unemployment. G. Swanson reviews the role of vocational education in the nation's employment and training programs. He discusses education and training legislation, changes in legislative and program emphasis, and the national commitment to institution-based…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Dropouts, Educational Change, Educational Programs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1977
This planning charter for the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) explains the Department of Labor's basic principles in designing and implementing YEDPA programs to provide a framework for the development of YEDPA efforts. This booklet is divided into six sections. The first section briefly discusses priorities regarding the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Community Programs, Employment Programs
Kazis, Richard – 2001
This report focuses on the potential of Workforce Investment Act Youth Councils (YCs) to become proponents of and planners for coordinated youth services and to advocate for improved outcomes for in-school and out-of-school youth, whether a person qualifies for services under the act or not. The study reviews plans and strategies of YCs in these…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Programs, Community Resources, Education Work Relationship
Snedeker, Bonnie; And Others – 1985
This guide for Private Industry Council (PIC) officers, members, and staff is written to assist in planning and overseeing effective programs for youth at risk in the local labor market using resources allocated under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Section I takes a broad view of the problem of building effective employability…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship