NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 13 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Filges, Trine; Smedslund, Geir; Jørgensen, Anne-Marie Klint – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objective: This review evaluates the effectiveness of Active Labour Market Programme (ALMP) participation on employment status for unemployment insurance recipients. Methods and Analysis: We followed Campbell Collaboration guidelines to conduct a systematic review. Results: A total of 73 studies met the inclusion criteria and were critically…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Unemployment, Guidelines, Insurance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Plumb, Carolyn; Reis, Richard M. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2007
The United States, as well as the rest of the world, will face critical civil, environmental, energy, communication, manufacturing, and health-care challenges in the coming decades, and more scientists and engineers will be needed to address those problems. The number of jobs in the U.S. labor force requiring science and engineering skills, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Labor Market, Labor Force Development
Hawaii State Commission on Manpower and Full Employment, Honolulu. – 1971
This first annual report inventories the major state manpower programs during the past year and discusses the objectives of comprehensive manpower planning, with emphasis on a series of legislative and administrative recommendations. The contributions of various manpower systems are discussed, including the Cooperative Area Manpower Planning…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Employment Problems, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Whitcomb, Michael E.; Myers, Wayne W. – Academic Medicine, 1990
A 1989 conference on physician manpower issues facing rural communities in Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WAMI) is reported, and its recommendations for both medical schools and graduate medical education are summarized. The conclusions are applicable to physician manpower development in other areas of the country. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Conferences, Higher Education, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
Morse, Ann – 1993
Realities of a multilingual, multiethnic workforce and the services available in the current employment and training system are discussed in this report, which outlines the main Federal programs that provide employment and training for the foreign-born. Also highlighted are issues raised by participants in the Immigrant Policy Project's regional…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment, Ethnic Groups, Federal Programs
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
This handbook, developed by the National Alliance of Business, is designed as a tool for Private Industry Councils (PICs) in providing a framework for planning a program of Employment Generating Services (EGS) for disadvantaged workers. Based on the experiences of many PICs, a six-step EGS-program-planning process that includes assessing needs,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development. – 1972
The 10-page bibliography is a selective list of reports completed under contracts and grants from the Manpower Administration, Office of Research and Development. The reports are based on comprehensive and innovative research and development projects and are listed under the following headings: (1) Use and training of paraprofessionals; (2)…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development, Counseling Services, Employment Opportunities
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1973
The third edition of Manpower Research and Development Projects presents descriptions of 455 projects which are grouped by subject matter to facilitate description of the research and development program and the use of the material. The 199 doctoral dissertation grants and the 12 manpower research institutional grants are classified by subject…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Doctoral Dissertations, Employment Programs, Information Sources
Megson, James D.; Robins, Amy F. – Jobs for the Future, 2004
Developed by Jobs for the Future (JFF), "Pathways to Advancement" exemplifies a growing field of practice in career ladders and low-skilled worker advancement models. The Pathways model presents a framework for providing publicly funded employment and training services that meet the needs of employers, job seekers, and incumbent…
Descriptors: Skilled Occupations, Pilot Projects, Labor Market, Labor Force Development
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Vocational Education Services. – 1966
APPROXIMATELY 100 SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA PARTICIPATED IN TWO CONFERENCES TO CONSIDER THE METHODS OF LABOR FORCE ENUMERATION, THE ASPECTS OF THE LABOR SITUATION MOST PERTINENT TO CHANGES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE PROBLEMS OF WORKING WITH MANPOWER DATA, AND THE SALIENT FEATURES OF…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Business Education, Conferences
Dacus, Phyllis, Comp.; Selph, Patricia M., Comp. – 1980
Projects funded by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the Employment and Training Administration are summarized in this document. It includes all projects active on September 30, 1980, and all those completed between October 11, 1977, and September 30, 1980. The projects and publications presented in chapters 1-4 are grouped by…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Employment Practices, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Eisenberg, Eli – European Training Foundation, 2006
The aim of this report is to contribute to a better understanding of the current status of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for human resources development (HRD) and the labour market in Israel. It describes the role and involvement of the various sectors in HRD and identifies the barriers, challenges, priorities, initiatives…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Pines, Marion, Ed. – 2000
This document contains nine papers devoted to the labor market problems faced by out-of-school and other disadvantaged young people in the United States and policy options and strategies for addressing those problems. The papers update the data on out-of-school young adults, review the lessons learned from past youth programs and policies,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Community Cooperation, Cooperative Planning