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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Small Business. – 1994
This document records the oral and written testimony given by witnesses at a series of three Congressional hearings conducted in 1993 to review federal retraining programs for dislocated workers. Witnesses included representatives of federal and state agencies, and Private Industry Councils. Witnesses testified about their programs and what has…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Smith, Edward J. – 1986
The Carnation-ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) Project attempted to find employment for a group of unskilled and semiskilled manufacturing workers displaced by the closing of the Carnation Company of Oakland, California. Although more than 2,000 employers were contacted in Alameda County in the year following the…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employer Attitudes, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1993
The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program is designed to help the more than 1 million workers per year who lose their jobs because of permanent layoffs or plant closures, due in part because of imports. Studies show, however, that the TAA program fails to meet the seven goals of a successful reemployment assistance program: (1) TAA benefits…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1994
This document contains the text and a section-by-section analysis of the proposed Reemployment Act of 1994, along with President Clinton's message in transmitting the act to Congress. The document reports that job seekers today have a difficult time getting information about jobs and training. The underlying problem is the lack of a coherent…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1984
This document summarizes the preliminary findings of U.S. House of Representatives and research on the workings of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982 during its first nine months. To prepare this print, the committee conducted Congressional forums and site visits in Seattle, Washington; Cleveland, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Washington State Univ., Pullman. – 1987
A study was conducted in 1987 to: (1) assess the impact of the farm financial crisis in Washington State; (2) identify at-risk populations; and (3) suggest appropriate programs and agency responses. Particular emphasis was placed on making recommendations for training and development programs to aid in reemployment of dislocated agricultural…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Dislocated Workers, Farm Labor, Farmers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This document reports the oral and written testimony of witnesses at a Congressional hearing held to examine H.R. 3266, the Workforce 2000 Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Amendments of 1989. The bill is aimed at reforming JTPA targeting and training efforts. It focuses on critical support services and targeting issues and includes provisions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Johnston, Janet W. – 1987
With minor exceptions, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program is working well and is meeting its legislative mandates. The public-private partnerships that have emerged at the local community level and the strong leadership role assumed by the private sector representatives on the State Job Training Coordinating Councils and Private…
Descriptors: American Indians, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Educational Legislation
Leigh, Duane E. – 1989
This monograph describes and evaluates state initiatives dealing with displaced workers. These initiatives include the provision of programs to retain jobs and encourage economic development, as well as reemployment assistance provided directly to workers in the form of retraining programs and job search workshops. The focus is on more innovative…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. – 1988
This performance report summarizes the services and activities provided for youth and adults in secondary and postsecondary vocational education in North Carolina from July 1987-June 1988, as mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. Data are provided to reflect services to special populations, trends, growth in enrollment,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Michigan State Advisory Council for Vocational Education, Lansing. – 1987
To comply with the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 requirements, the Michigan State Advisory Council for Vocational Education reviewed data from the Michigan Department of Education to determine the accessibility of vocational education to secondary and postsecondary students as it relates to enrollments. The evaluation component…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Asian Americans, Blacks, Disabilities
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1990
This report stresses the need for a broad and substantial upgrading of the quality of the U.S. work force and outlines seven critical policy areas that require coordinated action to meet the challenge. Chapter 1 discusses the Workforce 2000 Project, a major Department of Labor effort designed to ensure that the work force has the skills and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Employment Services
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1988
With minor exceptions, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program is working well and is meeting its legislative mandates. The vigorous public-private partnerships that have emerged at the local community level and the strong leadership role assumed by private sector representatives on the State Job Training Coordinating Councils and Private…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Agriculture, Disadvantaged Youth, Dislocated Workers
Denny, James; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted in Illinois to determine how effectively the vocational education system was meeting its responsibilities to train, retrain, and upgrade employed and unemployed workers in new skills for which there is a demand in the state, under the terms of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. Responses were received from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
This document, a transcript of a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on a Reagan Administration proposal, discusses consolidation of existing federal vocational and adult education programs, simplification of requirements for states and other recipients participating in federal vocational and adult education programs, authorization of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Disabilities, Dislocated Workers
