This article discusses three distinct roles for state government in helping dislocated workers: allocation of Title III funds; use of state government resources to encourage greater cooperation among local service deliverers; and planning and promotion of innovative strategies to help dislocated workers adjust to the structural changes wracking…

Includes 26 articles on increasing workforce quality and competitiveness, the primary task of employment and training professionals. Looks at the larger picture, strategies, and decentralized national employment and training programs internationally. Examines debate over research methods, national research, and state and local efforts. Includes…

The advent of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) has changed the way community-based organizations (CBOs) can serve unemployed youth, according to the findings of the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) survey of CBOs; analysis of reports, surveys, and studies of the JTPA; and conversations with NYEC members and others concerned with…