These two volumes contain hearings of the first and second sessions on the manpower act bills: H.R. 10908, to develop and strengthen a systematic national, state and local manpower policy and provide for a comprehensive delivery of manpower services; H.R. 11620, to assure an opportunity for employment to every American seeking work and to make…

The document consists of a report submitted to the Senate by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service regarding S.792, a bill to provide increased part-time employment opportunities by executive agencies of the United States government. The purpose of S.792 is to declare as policy that a certain regulated proportion of all positions in the…

Gives examples of how various Department of Labor programs provide aid to the employable handicapped. (LAS)

THE SELECTED READINGS WERE COMPILED TO PROVIDE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH A BROAD BACKGROUND OF DEVELOPMENTS LEADING TO THE EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1946 AND ARE CONCERNED WITH THE FORMULATION OF U.S. EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II. PARTS I AND II (VT 004 819) PROVIDE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FROM THE LATE 1920'S THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION.…

Recommendations presented in a report published by the National Manpower Institute (which focused on the relationship between education and work) are discussed as well as the Lifelong Learning Act (which is also concerned with meeting the employment and educational needs of adults and the elderly). (EC)

This paper considers medical personnel shortages, especially the shortage of physicians, and the different ways to alleviate these shortages. Chapter I gives a brief history (1963-1972) of legislation intended to increase medical manpower supply and Chapter II discusses the causes of the shortage, analyzing the elements affecting demand for…

Explores the implications for the educational preparation of home economics workers at all levels and the problems facing the profession in developing to its fullest potential. (Editor)

This document provides eight case studies of implementation of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), P.L. 93-203, which decentralized manpower programs by transferring program administration to state and local authorities. The studies reported were implemented in Kansas, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, and California.…

Efforts in Great Britain to change from the historic apprenticeship system and the levy-grant system as manpower training sources to (1) industrial internal training programs and (2) stipends to all British citizens 19 years of age and over for training program participation are reported. Implications for the US are drawn. (AG)

In order to assess their effect on job inequality in private employment, a study was made of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246, and federally aided employment service and job preparation programs with equal employment opportunity as an objective. Altogether, 250 interviews were conducted with federal officials…

The school administrator should assure that every child, upon leaving school, is prepared either to take a decent job, to go on to further occupational education, or to go to college. Any feasible national policy for meeting present and future manpower needs must presuppose a major overhaul of our total structure of education. Only one in four…

Two seminars were held to provide professional staff of the Humanic Designs Corporation, faculty of selected schools of business administration, labor union leaders, and executives of corporations engaged in manpower and training programs an opportunity to exchange information on upgrading theory and practice, thereby contributing to the…