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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1992
This conference report accompanying H.R. 3033 includes the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992. This amendment to the Job Training Partnership Act improves the delivery of services to hard-to-serve youth and adults. There are seven sections in this report: (1) Job Training Partnership Requirements--general provisions, service delivery system,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Angel, P. Linda – 1995
A study was conducted to determine the baseline by which to measure expected improvements in customer satisfaction for Central Texas Job Training Partnership (JTPA) programs. The survey was designed to facilitate assessment of the current level of customer satisfaction with service delivery and influences on customer satisfaction. Data were…
Descriptors: Adults, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This booklet answers many questions an employer may have about the job training partnership, how it can help the employer and his/her company, and what specific action steps the employer can take now to become involved. The first section describes the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Section 2 presents findings of a survey of service delivery…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Development. – 1989
This document contains 36 tables that summarize some of the characteristics and experiences of persons who participated in training programs authorized under Titles IIA and III of the job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) during the first three quarters of program (PY) 1988. The data were obtained through the job Training Quarterly Survey (JTQS) and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Enrollment Rate
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1984
This document summarizes the preliminary findings of U.S. House of Representatives and research on the workings of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982 during its first nine months. To prepare this print, the committee conducted Congressional forums and site visits in Seattle, Washington; Cleveland, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1993
This document records the oral and written testimony of witnesses who testified at two Congressional hearings on waste and misuse of federal on-the-job training funds provided through the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Specifically, the hearings focused on the case of the extensive use of on-the-job training funds by American Home Products…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers
National Council on Employment Policy, Washington, DC. – 1987
The National Council on Employment Policy found that there are small but substantial groups of older persons who are experiencing labor market problems--the working poor, the displaced unemployed, persons with health limitations, and groups of women who have been out of the labor force for large blocks of time. The problems of this generation, now…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Displaced Homemakers
Ohio State Council on Vocational Education, Westerville. – 1988
A study examined a number of local settings in Ohio in which coordination and collaboration between key providers of services under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) were deemed exemplary. Its purpose was to identify elements contributing to successful coordination and collaboration that could be of potential use to others. Researchers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. – 1988
This performance report summarizes the services and activities provided for youth and adults in secondary and postsecondary vocational education in North Carolina from July 1987-June 1988, as mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. Data are provided to reflect services to special populations, trends, growth in enrollment,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Michigan Governor's Office for Job Training, Lansing. – 1984
This document lists 35 training programs in Michigan that provide job training assistance to nearly 1,000,000 people, with an annual investment of more than $800 million in federal, state, local, and private funds. The programs illustrate the two-fold purpose of job training: to build and maintain Michigan's reputation for a skilled, versatile…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, American Indians, Correctional Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
This volume is a compilation of the texts of nine Federal education laws, specifically vocational education, job training, rehabilitation, and related statutes. Part I contains one law related to vocational education--the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act 1984 (originally, Vocational Education Act of 1963). Part II provides the texts of six…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Disabilities
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1995
The effectiveness of employment and training (E&T) programs in improving labor market outcomes can be assessed by measuring the impact on the future success of participants. The program with the greatest success in reducing dropout rates among at-risk youth is the Quantum Opportunities Project. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
This document, which is in the form of a multiple-page table, provides the following information about each of the 163 currently existing federal employment training programs: (1) fiscal year 1995 appropriation; (2) summary of the program's purpose as it related to employment training activities; (3) authorizing legislation and U.S. Code citation;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs
Barnow, Burt S., Ed.; King, Christopher T., Ed. – 2000
This book, which is intended for policymakers, administrators, and researchers, contains 13 research papers and reviews of the literature on increasing the effectiveness of publicly funded training. The following papers are included: "Publicly Funded Training in a Changing Labor Market" (Burt S. Barnow, Christopher T. King); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers
