Placement officers must become specialists in the labor market. College placement officers must play a more active role in shaping the development of the nation's human resources and also in the development of their effective utilization. (Author)

This monograph is an outgrowth of a research and demonstration project designed to experiment with technique for increasing the quantity and quality of jobs listed with a state Employment Service Branch Office in order to create the potential for increased placements. The project's basic approach has been to improve the quality and extent of…

This paper is concerned with the question of standardization of manpower services. It deals with the extent to which there is too much standardization in the mix of programs, with the cause of standardization, and with what can be done about it. The author proposes: (1) that the solution to over standardization of manpower services lies in…

Blacks have received the largest share of aid under Federally assisted manpower programs, especially youth oriented programs. Comments are offered concerning direct and indirect benefits of some of these programs. In spite of such programs most of the human resources of blacks remain untapped, reflecting the enormity of the task. (SA)

The purpose of the project was to determine the feasibility of matching severely rural disadvantaged persons in the mountains and coastal plains with full-time employment in the Piedmont area by means of relocation assistance. Farm families with incomes of $1200 or less, workers discharged for no fault of their own, and workers unemployed for six…

Eight models for manpower utilization programs were developed that can indicate variables which differentiate successful Manpower Development and Training Act trainees from unsuccessful ones and that suggest program modifications in selection, placement, or services. (Author)

The significant theme dominating the Council on Library Technology's Third Annual Workshop was one of defining the problems that beset Library Technical Assistants (LTAs), training programs, directors of programs, administrative staffs of junior and community colleges, and anyone connected with the use of middle level personnel in libraries.…

The article discusses the MWEP (Minority Women's Employment Program) funded by the Manpower Administration and designed to place underutilized college-educated minority women in managerial, professional, and technical jobs for which they qualify. The program is the first major attempt to apply outreach techniques to persons seeking white-collar…

The study was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of Plans A and B of the Public Service Careers (PSC) Program, including effectiveness, strengths and weaknesses, rate of progress in accomplishing goals, and problem areas. Information necessary to make this assessment was gathered from a number of the earliest projects at two points in…

This is a report on the first year's operation of a major job-readiness and job placement program in an "urban fringe" area near the San Francisco Bay. It includes contractor's categories and full information on types and numbers of placements. Also included are narratives of successful programatic breakthroughs and descriptions of areas which…

PROGRAM 5 TRAINING FOR THE UNEMPLOYED CAME INTO EXISTENCE UNDER THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1960. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS AND PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ITS FUTURE OPERATION. THE STUDY CONCENTRATED ON (1) THE PROGRAM TRAINEES, (2) EMPLOYER KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND USE OF THE…

The study was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the Public Service Careers (PSC) Program, based on data collected from a number of the earliest projects at two points in time over a period of approximately a year. Volume 2 (of three) presents the data from the second, or follow-up, round of interviews with PSC project staff…

Evaluations have been made of 55 early (1963-66) experimental and demonstration projects conducted in 18 states and the District of Columbia under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 to reach and serve youth for whom the conventional approaches, techniques, and personnel seemed inadequate. Experiences and results of the projects are…

The objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the impact of manpower legislation, policies, and practices on the relative roles and effectiveness of public and private employment agencies and on the conduct of school occupational guidance activities in the period 1960-1968, and (2) to determine the relationships that exist between employment…