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Manion, Jack – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employment Services, Job Development, Job Training
Download full textWorkforce Strategy Center, 2004
After careful review Workforce Strategy Center has articulated a policy assessment of President George W. Bush's Community-Based Job Training Grants initiative. WSC called the $250 million Community-Based Job Training Grants plan right on track by emphasizing: A Strong Role of Community Colleges in Workforce Development: All available research…
Descriptors: Job Training, Employment Services, Community Colleges, School Business Relationship
Hamburger, Martin; LoCascio, Ralph – 1969
A study of the process and product of Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs was conducted from May 1968 to June 1969. Data were collected by surveying the multi-centers, extensive staff reviews, mail followup, a review of related literature, and consultations. Results of the study include: (1) a survey of the feasibility and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedPortwood, Derek – Studies in Higher Education, 1986
The relationship between colleges and employment agencies with respect to continuing education is examined. Issues of continuing education and employment prospects, formation of new political and industrial alliances, need for review of educational and social values, and development of corporate strategies on employment and unemployment are…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Continuing Education, Employment Potential, Employment Services
Guerriero, Janice M. – 1975
This monograph describes a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. The course provides experience with the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for contact work with employers and educators. Job development is a process which includes the creation, selling and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs, Employment Programs
Ultrasystems, Inc., Irvine, CA. – 1972
In order to assist the Manpower Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor in the planning, development, and expansion of over a hundred computerized "job banks," located in nearly every State, field interviews were conducted with job applicants, employers, Employment Service staff, and community agencies to evaluate the current…
Descriptors: Community Relations, Databases, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Kerka, Sandra – 1997
Collaboration has become a pervasive strategy for systemic change in human services, education, government, and community agencies. Collaborative partnerships require a change in thinking and in operating. Such changes can be intimidating or threatening. In addition, other barriers must be overcome to make partnerships work. Examples of successful…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Cooperation
Urban Management Consultants of San Francisco, Inc., CA. – 1976
This coordination guide has been written as a reference for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Prime Sponsor administrators, planners, and operations staff who are interested in pursuing coordination opportunities with Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) employment-related programs. It is intended to serve four major purposes: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
PDF pending restorationEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1975
This report reviews the establishment and early performance of the comprehensive manpower system established by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The report is divided into two major sections. Part 1 examines the background and first year results of the CETA program. The legislative and programmatic antecedents to CETA are…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Levitan, Sar A.; Mangum, Garth L. – 1969
At a time when many manpower programs have been charged with gimmickry and refunded without adequate assessment of impact and techniques, this volume attempts to develop a broad base of factual and analytical knowledge by which some judgement can be made of the gaps in manpower programs and policies as well as needed inputs. Part 1 traces…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Needs, Employment Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This document reports on a Congressional hearing on assistance to workers dislocated or unemployed due to the serious economic deterioration impacting the country, partly due to the events of September 11, 2001. Testimony includes statements of United States Representatives John Boehner and George Miller; Michael Hannah, representing Local 13358,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Economic Change, Economic Impact
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1990
This report stresses the need for a broad and substantial upgrading of the quality of the U.S. work force and outlines seven critical policy areas that require coordinated action to meet the challenge. Chapter 1 discusses the Workforce 2000 Project, a major Department of Labor effort designed to ensure that the work force has the skills and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Employment Services
PDF pending restorationCenter for Employment Training, San Jose, CA. – 1977
Beginning July 1, 1975 the San Jose, California based Center for Employment Training (CET) was granted funds to assist communities with sizeable American Indian populations to develop training and placement programs modelled after itself. These funds enabled three community interest groups in Tucson (Arizona), Guadalupe (Arizona), and Bellingham…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Community Programs
Anderson, Robert – 1978
A study was performed to determine (1) the characteristics of unassigned recipients in the Work Incentive (WIN) program; (2) what services are currently being offered to this group and what services they need to increase their employment potential; (3) the amount of time they spend in this status and the frequency of their movement in and out of…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Anderson, Robert; Rozansky, Rosa D. – 1977
This final report summarizes the findings of the National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors concerning CETA funded programs. It also examines three case studies in Chicago; Erie, Pennsylvania; and the Virginia Peninsula. The report discusses the need for cooperation between CETA and the vocational education system. Characteristics of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Class Activities, Cooperative Programs
