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National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, 2012
This guide is primarily aimed at skills providers for unemployed adults, but will also be of interest to learning providers that wish to engage micro-businesses for the purpose of delivering other forms of provision such as apprenticeships and work-based learning through full cost recovery. The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Adults, Skill Development, Small Businesses
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Kregel, John; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1989
The employment outcomes of 1,550 developmentally disabled individuals receiving supported employment services through 96 local programs in 8 states were analyzed. Results indicated that all groups of individuals, regardless of their primary disability, benefited from supported employment participation, especially those individuals receiving…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Employment
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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1985
This handbook presents the policies and procedures of the performance evaluation system for the State Education Grant (SEG). (The SEG is that 8 percent of Title II-A of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) designated for administration by the state education agency.) Chapter I contains the general requirements of the SEG performance evaluation…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs, Job Training
Barnow, Burt S.; Constantine, Jill – 1988
Because of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program's strong emphasis on performance, there is a danger that local JTPA programs are neglecting the program's goal of adequately serving those with the greatest problems in obtaining and sustaining employment. A number of JTPA officials at the federal, state, and local levels were interviewed…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Eligibility, Employment Programs
Bartik, Timothy J. – 1995
The feasibility of using performance indicators to improve the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programs was examined. First, previous and current experience with performance indicators for welfare-to-work and related programs (including the Job Training and Partnership Act and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills programs) was analyzed. Next, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Employment Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Kim, Anne – 2001
Evidence from the past 4 years confirms that private sector jobs are the best and first resort for welfare recipients seeking to enter the workforce and that the private sector can well absorb the entry of these new workers. The model of wage-based transitional employment may be a more effective means of helping hard-to-employ welfare recipients…
Descriptors: Career Development, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities