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BROOKS, LYMAN B.; AND OTHERS – 1964
PROGRAMS WERE PLANNED AND DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE UNSKILLED WORKERS WITH THE TRAINING NECESSARY TO COMPETE IN THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET. SUBJECTS WERE ASSIGNED TO FOUR GROUPS--(1) THE MAIN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, (2) THE SUBSIDIARY EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, (3) THE SUBSIDIARY CONTROL GROUP, AND (4) THE MAIN CONTROL GROUP. THE GROUPS RECEIVED VARIOUS TREATMENTS…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Employment Problems, Evaluation Methods, Labor Force Development
Download full textRogers, David J.; Silverstein, Charles – 1970
This description of "coaching" in a 4-year federally funded special manpower demonstration project, JOBS NOW, is intended especially for program administrators, industrial personnel, and guidance counselors. The project was designed to train and employ previously unemployable, disadvantaged, young black adults, provide manpower systems…
Descriptors: Black Community, Career Development, Career Guidance, Demonstration Programs
National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, DC. – 1972
This final report describes the Skills Conversion Project conducted by The National Society of Professional Engineers under contract to the Department of Labor to study methods of utilizing the large pool of highly skilled unemployed technicians and professional personnel who were formerly employed in the aerospace and defense industries. If…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Aerospace Industry, Career Development, Demonstration Programs
Vermont State Employment Service, Montpelier. Dept. of Employment Security. – 1973
The purpose of this experimental and demonstration project was to provide work experience to unemployed, low-income clients to improve their employability so they can be moved into permanent, unsubsidized employment. Changes of attitudes and motivations as a result of project experience were studied. Study findings indicated that the post-project…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential
Theis, Audrey; Creticos, Peter; McMahon, Amanda – 2000
Intended to help business-led coalitions master the seven principles of success in education and workforce development, this primer begins with a discussion of the problems stemming from the structural transition underway in the U.S. economy, an overview of the 21st century workforce system, and the potential role of business-led coalitions in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Definitions, Demonstration Programs
Richards, Carla J.; Herranz, Joaquin, Jr. – 2001
As policymakers have begun reorienting the U.S. work force development system's priorities, a common theme has been the importance of work and training tied to real employment prospects. Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) was created to test and advance the idea that local employer organizations can play important, productive roles in helping…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Delivery Systems
