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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
Proposed Senate Bill 367, the Nontraditional Employment for Women Act, contains provisions to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to encourage a broader range of training and job placement for women. The two major components of the bill are: (1) planning and reporting requirements; and (2) a 4-year demonstration program to foster the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Females
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1991
The services provided to various demographic groups under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) were reviewed to determine the extent to which disparities occur in the services provided to women and minorities, factors within the operation of local projects that contribute to such disparities, and efforts by states and the Department of Labor to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Blacks, Federal Programs, Females
Pearce, Diana M. – 1993
A study analyzed the effects of Wider Opportunities for Women's (WOW) Nontraditional Employment Training (NET) Project. NET was designed to identify and demonstrate strategies to increase the number of women entering and succeeding at nontraditional training in the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) system. Three sites reflected differences in…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs, Females
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1990
This booklet contains 13 one-page vignettes describing the experiences of persons who have successfully completed Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs and gone on to success in various fields or in further education. Many of the persons profiled are members of minority groups, high school dropouts, dislocated workers, disabled persons,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Colorado Job Training Partnership Act. Annual Report Program Year, 1994. July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995.
Colorado State Workforce Coordinating Council, Denver. – 1995
In Program Year 1994, Colorado divided its Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds among adult and youth job training programs, summer youth programs, dislocated worker programs, and the Governor's Special Initiatives. JTPA staffing levels decreased at the same rate as the declining budget. The programs became especially efficient at using…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1993
This combination project report/resource guide describes the Milwaukee Nontraditional Employment Training (NET) Project, launched in 1991 to improve access to nontraditional training (NTT) and well-paid jobs for women through the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) system. Milwaukee NET has helped JTPA administrators and program providers make the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Guidance, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1997
The Ohio NEW (Nontraditional Employment for Women) Team is a collaborative team of public and private agencies that was formed in 1993 to promote nontraditional careers for women in Ohio by offering information on nontraditional career choices to all female customers served in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs with other partner…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Awareness, Cooperative Planning
Institute of Applied Research, St. Louis, MO. – 1989
This handbook is a summary of research that was a follow-up to a comprehensive study of women and employment conducted in 1987. In that study, a statewide sample of working women in Missouri was asked about problems ("barriers") they had experienced in relation to work. The data were analyzed in terms of women reporting the most severe…
Descriptors: Day Care, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers, Employed Women
National Inst. of Corrections (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1985
These proceedings represent major addresses, panel presentations, and abstracts of workshops from a conference to develop partnerships, coordination, and cooperation among the correctional education field. Federal agencies, professional organizations, and the private sector in addressing juvenile and adult offender education needs. The two major…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Bilingual Education
Wingate, Anne; Woolis, Diana – 1992
Based on the results of focus groups, Connecticut's Non-Traditional Opportunities Task Force concluded that despite substantial effort, there is still not enough support for women who wish to enter nontraditional jobs. Recommendations were made for changes in the following areas: (1) redesign of math and science courses; (2) teacher preparation…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1993
This manual is intended for use at demonstration sites of the Nontraditional Employment Training (NET) project, which is in turn designed to provide Private Industry Councils with a model for implementing the Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) Act (Public Law 102-235). Included in the manual are the following: excepts from newspapers and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
