In recent years, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and educational institutions have shown an interest in the federal government increasing financial support to individuals who pursue training and postsecondary education in non-degree instructional and work-based learning programs. This report provides an overview of existing federal programs…

The authors challenge the prevalent view that the cure for rising welfare costs is to put more people to work. (RJ)

This publication reports on a recent study that compared the new Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) with its predecessor, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The study was conducted to determine how the JTPA limit on money for program administration affected the type of individual served and the training provided in the…

One of the biggest changes in the Job Corps program has been the conversion of many single-sex centers to coeducational facilities. Interviews with program administrators at the national and center levels indicate that "coeding," the catchword for the conversion, is both popular and effective. (WL)

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…

This hearing concerned an amendment of the Job Training Partnership Act that would establish an education component in the summer youth employment programs funded under part B, Title II, of that Act. The first bill discussed (H.R. 1090) would convert the existing programs to ones that (1) provide basic academic and functional competencies for…

This manual provides the new Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) training program instructor with resource information and teaching/instructional techniques found successful by other CETA instructors. Chapter 1 addresses questions related to CETA procedures, jargon, and relationships between agencies. Specific areas covered include…

In this review, benefits are equated with the impact of the Job Corps on increasing earnings of the Corpsmen above what their earnings would have been in the absence of the program. Earning improvements are measured in two alternative ways: (1) the educational gains achieved in the Job Corps in conjunction with education and life-time earnings,…

This document reports the results of a study to determine whether changes made in the Neighborhood Youth Corps' in-school component helped to decrease the school dropout rate among participants. Surveys of programs in Harris County, Texas, Norfolk, Virginia, and the Washington metropolitan area provided the data. Overall findings suggest that the…

Providing disadvantaged youth with the training to continue their education or to obtain meaningful, long-term employment has been hampered by lack of funding, inability to meet the multiple needs of at-risk youth, and the difficulty of recruiting at-risk youth to participate in programs. This report describes and recommends nine employment…

Assessed in this report is the Department of Labor's Summer Program for Economically Disadvantaged Youth. It is asserted that the future employability of many of the most needy youths was not improved because the Department's efforts to assure that State and local governments were operating quality programs were not successful at the sites visited…

In January 1970, the Department of Labor restructured its Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) out-of-school program and made age limits for entering the program more restrictive. Education, skill training, and work experience were emphasized. The restructured NYC-2 program was carried out in urban or growth areas, but the original NYC-1 program was…

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)

Property acquired by the Veterans Administration (VA) through defaults on VA-guaranteed home loans is repaired and redecorated under a housing rehabilitation program that also provides valuable vocational training for California secondary students. The student volunteers work under a qualified vocational instructor hired in accordance with a…

This booklet describes various aspects of the Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP) in Washington, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California. Information concerning the funding, administration, coordination, specific activities developed, and effectiveness of the STIP program in each of the five States is provided. Also taken into…