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Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1988
In September 1985, the Canadian government introduced the Canadian Jobs Strategy. Two features distinguish the jobs strategy program from Canada's old job development programs and programs for purchasing job training from colleges. These features are: (1) focusing of federal support for labor market adjustment on those individuals who are most in…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries, Job Development
Download full textCook, Robert F., Ed. – 1987
Case studies were made of the following dislocated worker programs: Cummins Engine Company Dislocated Worker Project; GM-UAW Metropolitan Pontiac Retraining and Employment Program; Minnesota Iron Range Dislocated Worker Project; Missouri Dislocated Worker Program Job Search Assistance, Inc.; Hillsborough, North Carolina, Dislocated Worker Project;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1988
A study examined Work Incentive (WIN) Demonstration programs in four states. The following programs were reviewed: Employment and Training Choices (in Massachusetts), Michigan Opportunity and Skills Training, the Employment Services Program (in Texas), and JOBS (in Oregon). A strict, across-the-board analysis of the programs was difficult because…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Demonstration Programs
Wasil, Raymond A. – 1974
The guide is designed to provide school administrators and guidance directors with an outline of what has been and what can be developed in the areas of structure and organization of student job placement programs. It describes a model program developed for the Akron-Summit County Ohio secondary schools, and consists of detailed outlines of the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Employment Programs, Employment Services, High School Students
Solomon, Janet Stern – 1985
A study examined the effectiveness of Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in providing employment and training assistance for dislocated workers in Maryland. Four areas--participants, program content, funding, and performance--were assessed. Despite its imperfections, JTPA seemed to do a good job of establishing a partnership of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
