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Gregory, Vikki L. – 1988
To assess the scope of local employment and training (ET) activities as part of citywide efforts to reduce poverty, a project measured the current state of employment and training services in the District of Columbia. Interviews with local officials provided budget totals and information about the range of ET activities available to low-income…
Descriptors: Career Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Qualifications, Employment Services
Lee, Marjorie; Tenpas, Steven – 1987
The Special Education Parents Alliance created an employment project seeking jobs in the business community for special education graduates and other persons with disabilities. The project serves learning disabled, educable mentally handicapped, trainable mentally handicapped, and physically disabled persons in DuPage County and portions of west…
Descriptors: Business, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Barbieri, Marty – 1991
This handbook explains how to develop, equip, and staff a Career Resource Center. Following the introductory material, 10 sections contain lists of information sources and materials under the following headings: (1) reference materials; (2) employability skills resources; (3) employability skills curriculum; (4) films and videos; (5) computer…
Descriptors: Career Centers, Career Counseling, Career Information Systems, Career Planning
Jurmo, Paul – Literacy Harvest, 2002
Most of the job losses that occurred in New York City after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurred in low-wage jobs held by lower-skilled workers. Many of those affected faced multiple obstacles limiting their employment prospects, including limited literacy and English language skills and a lack of "connections" to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development
Gooden, Susan – 1998
Washington Works is a nonprofit organization founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1992 to help low-income women improve their lives and the lives of their children by teaching them to think differently about themselves. The program offered courses in personal effectiveness training, basic skills training, office skills development, and job search…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Case Studies, Economically Disadvantaged