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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1974
The study was made: to review legislation authorizing the Job Opportunities in the Business Sector (JOBS) program and related Department of Labor policies and instructions; to examine records and documents relating to JOBS contracts at both Labor and selected contractors; and to discuss the contracts examined with Labor and contractor officials.…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Wuehle, Edwin E. – American Education, 1973
Unable to afford a standard vocational education program, a small town Michigan school enlists local business firms to fill the gap. (Editor)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Job Training
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This hearing was held to review the Labor Department's proposed closing of six Job Corps centers and elimination of 1,200 training slots to meet Gramm-Rudman-Hallings budget cuts. The proposed cuts will prevent 2,500 youths from participating in Job Corps training. The program, designed for disadvantaged youth and in existence for 20 years, has…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Skills
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, Washington, DC. – 1993
This packet contains seven short guides for activities that help work force development professionals develop their professionalism and establish ties with their peers. The guides cover the following topics: (1) building local peer networks; (2) meeting with other work force development professionals; (3) planning a roundtable; (4) sponsoring…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Programs, Focus Groups, Job Development
Orfield, Gary; Slessarev, Helene – 1986
This book-length report, prepared for the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the House Committee on Education and Labor, describes the first comprehensive state-wide assessment of training programs--specifically the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)--in Illinois. The introduction assesses the JTPA in Illinois, a State with high…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1985
This congressional hearing evaluates at the grassroots level the administration and effectiveness of laws enacted by Congress to assist veterans in obtaining job training and employment. Particular emphasis is placed on the implementation of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983, Public Law 98-77. Testimony includes statements from a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Harms, Hans H.; Phinney, A. W. – 1974
The report gives a brief history of Boston's South End, its housing situation, and the Low Cost Housing Corporation (LCHC), founded in 1965 as a nonprofit organization to provide housing for low income tenants. The rehabilitation process for brickfront row houses is described thoroughly. Details of a training program which utilized volunteers and…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Community Development, Economic Factors, Employment Programs
Baum, John Franklin – 1973
This study is directed to the question of whether an intervention strategy based on relatively concentrated amounts of basic education and on-the-job training is sufficient to make it possible for a large, non-union, private firm to assimilate disadvantaged females into its regular, blue-collar work force. It is concluded that the National…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Programs, Failure
Norris, Claudia K. – 1980
The 1978 reauthorization of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) introduced a new title, Title VII: the Private Sector Initiative Program (PSIP). This title instructs Prime Sponsors to form a new kind of intermediary organization, a Private Industry Council (PIC), which has the major objective of increasing the opportunities of…
Descriptors: Administration, Contracts, Definitions, Employment Opportunities
Coleman, Gerry – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1978
Describes the three major types of training programs funded under CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) in Wisconsin and discusses recent trends in CETA program funding and administration, focusing on functions of the Prime Sponsors, particularly as they operate in Wisconsin. (BM)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Job Training
Whitener, Leslie A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1991
Describes the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS) which creates education, training, and employment opportunities for those who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Questions the effectiveness for rural areas resulting from: (1) limited employment opportunities; (2) characteristics of the eligible rural population; and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Escutia, Marta – 1986
Several independent analyses of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) indicate that it has achieved mixed results and has failed to effectively serve disadvantaged youth and school dropouts. It can only offer short-term, low-cost programs, and has difficulty in attracting youths. The number of dropouts being served is declining. The…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
With expiration of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) impending, the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed four types of adult-oriented service: classroom training, on-the-job training, work experience, and public service employment. The GAO researched and synthesized program administrative data and the results…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Hougland, James G., Jr.; And Others – 1982
Changes in occupational status and income were examined among former participants in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs that had an educational focus and the purpose of providing short-term employment. Telephone interviews were conducted with 62 percent of individuals who terminated from CETA programs in a selected state…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Employment Level, Employment Programs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1979
This booklet describes specific proposed and/or implemented strategies for dealing with some of the problems encountered in the CETA program. These strategies are directed toward four goals: (1) helping those who need help most; (2) creating a jobs program that goes where the jobs are: the private sector; (3) better management, delivering more job…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employment Programs
