Volume III of the evaluation of the School Personnel Program (SPU), designed by Florida State University, assesses the impact of program training. Part I reports the extent to which school personnel trained in SPU projects were able to identify a "flexible staffing" approach and to view the flexible staffing approach as a desirable alternative to…

A performance-oriented program to improve individual employee output. (Author)

Volume I of the evaluation of the School Personnel Utilization Program (SPU), developed by Florida State University, presents an overview of objectives and outcomes of the evaluation of SPU projects. An understanding of the scope of the project, an introduction to the functioning of the Evaluation Training Center, and a summary of the major…

Volume II of the evaluation of Florida State University's School Personnel Utilization Program (SPU) is concerned with an analysis of goals and objectives with suggested revisions. Part I reports an evaluation of the SPU goal and objectives in terms of their value as a communication link between SPU program directors and local project personnel.…

Problem: public often ignores opportunities to utilize graduates of proliferating technical and occupational education programs. (Editor)

Programs offering free winterization and repair work to homes of needy senior citizens and low income families are occurring in many states. Sponsored by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and the Community Services Administration, programs also involve The Green Thumb Program and provide training and jobs for participants. (LH)

Vocational placement, social needs, and the lack of proper transportation for disabled persons are major problems to be solved if physically handicapped people are to function in community life. Mobilization for Maturity was a 3-year research and demonstration project which utilized a self-help approach to help disabled people to re-enter…

Detroit's efforts to deal with large scale unemployment through Manpower Administration aid, and an outlook on the future of the automobile industry are discussed. Programs related to unemployment insurance, employment services, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), and The Work Incentive Program (WIN) are described. (LH)

Peace Corps Volunteers numbering 7,300 are currently working in 68 developing nations. Their qualifications, training, pay, benefits, and field experiences are described. Areas of work are outlined, with volunteers from the skilled trades and agriculture in demand, and regional recruitment offices are listed. (LH)

A sampling of innovative summer jobs funded through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) for economically disadvantaged youth, 14-21 years of age, is presented. (LH)

The Oklahoma City Vocational School of Practical Nursing has developed a program whereby potential students may challenge up to two or three terms of the curriculum. (LH)

The AHEC (Area Health Education Center) program is designed to demonstrate the ways in which a university health science center (often including a medical school) can improve the supply, distribution, quality, efficiency, and utilization of health care personnel in medically underserved areas through establishment of satellite educational…

This volume contains an inventory of programs of national organizations which offer manpower services to veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The programs and components described offer employment opportunities, job referrals, and employability development or counseling. The inventory presents both Federal programs and programs operated by…

The Experimental Manpower Laboratory developed and piloted a structured counseling program which was designed to teach specific job-required behaviors. Each structured counseling session had as its objective, one of the job-required behaviors. Within the session specific interventions were prescribed to achieve the predetermined objective. This…