This document presents the 23 preemployment skills competencies designed to assist youth in their search for work, their life/work management decisions, and their overall work maturity. They are designed for youth served under the Job Training Partnership Act. In its entirety, the document can be used for information purposes and as a training…

This report describes a youth competency model that was developed to help trainers involved in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs in Kansas to evaluate program participants' competency in four major areas: pre-employment, work maturity, basic education, and job-specific skills. Discussed in the first section, which provides background on…

This workbook for the handicapped person involved in the transition from education to work, five other companion documents, and an inservice guide comprise a series developed for assisting disabled persons in their transition from school to work. This guidebook is intended for use by the student either independently or with guidance from a support…

A summary of an in-depth study of the training component of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), this volume consists of a series of findings and recommendations emerging from a national survey of 476 CETA prime sponsors. It provides a comprehensive review of CETA training based on the analysis of longitudinal data on the quality,…