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Download full textModicamore, Dominic; Lamb, Yvette; Taylor, Jeffrey; Takyi-Laryea, Ama; Karageorge, Kathy; Ferroggiaro, Enzo – ICF International, 2017
These appendices accompany the full report that summarizes the implementation and evaluation of the Accelerating Connections to Employment (ACE) program. The ACE program model is designed to improve employment and employment-related outcomes for low-skilled workers through formal partnerships between Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges
Martinson, Karin; Hendra, Richard – MDRC, 2006
This report presents an assessment of the implementation and the two-year impacts of a program in Texas that aimed to promote job placement, employment retention, and advancement among applicants and recipients to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The program in Texas is part of the Employment Retention and Advancement…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Labor Market, Job Placement, Human Services
Kaye, H. Stephen – 1998
This abstract summarizes 1995 statistics from the Rehabilitation Services Administration concerning vocational rehabilitation (VR)in the United States. It notes that $2 billion in federal grants, matched by $645 million in state and local funds, provided VR services to 1.3 million individuals, of which 75.2 percent were classified as having severe…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Scheetz, L. Patrick; Gardner, Philip D. – 1989
Sixty-one placement and career planning professionals at Michigan's 2- and 4-year colleges and universities rated the job market for academic majors at their respective institutions. Their perceptions of the labor market were gained from a variety of sources, including campus interviewing, statistics on employer requests by major and degree level,…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Graduates, Educational Benefits, Employment
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
A study was conducted of a representative sample of 5,467 adult Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) participants who exited the program between July 1, 1985, and June 30, 1986 to determine the occupations in which male and female participants were trained and subsequently placed. Job skill level was classified as higher, moderate, or lower-level…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Females
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1991
This publication presents summary data on participants in programs operated under Title IIA or Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) during the first 6 complete program years of their operation. Data are from the Job Training Quarterly Survey. The data describe socioeconomic characteristics of the terminees, some information on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Employment Programs, Employment Statistics
Fesko, Sheila Lynch; Temelini, David; Graham, Audrey – 1997
This brief discusses outcomes of a study that investigated the employment and job search practices used with individuals with mental retardation to those used with individuals with mental illness, sensory impairments, and physical impairments. Survey participants included 568 employment staff and 303 individuals with disabilities from community…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Patterns, Employment Services, Employment Statistics
Stuiber, Paul; Lecoanet, Robin; Lathrop, Jessica; Miller, David; Russell, Matthew; Schoenbrunn, Rob; Smith, Joshua; Specht, Christine – 2001
Wisconsin Works (W-2) is a time-limited employment assistance program that, in September 1997, replaced cash entitlements provided to low-income families under Aid to Families with Dependent Children. W-2 provides subsidized or unsubsidized placements for participants, based upon their level of preparedness for employment. Participants in both…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Pennsylvania State Council on Vocational Education, Harrisburg. – 1988
This annual report outlines the activities of the Pennsylvania Council on Vocational Education for the year 1987-88 and provides an overview of the status of vocational education in the state. The activities of the council included public meetings on vocational education, a review of the use of federal vocational education funds in the state, a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Educational Trends, Enrollment
Baldwin, Anne – 1993
Part of an effort to demonstrate performance outcomes at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), in Florida, this report provides data on enrollment, completions, and job placements for Associate in Science (AS) graduates at the college from 1984-85 through 1992-93. The first section discusses program review at M-DCC, indicating that a program is…
Descriptors: Accountability, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
Hill, Jim – 1991
The Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program is a comprehensive effort by the state of California to provide education, and employment and support services to eligible welfare recipients. In cooperation with county welfare departments, the California community colleges (CCC) are one of the major systems providing GAIN services to welfare…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Hill, Jim – 1992
Created in 1985, the Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program is a comprehensive effort by the state of California to provide education, employment, and support services to help welfare recipients enter the workforce. California's GAIN is now part of the national Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program, established in 1988. In…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Olson, Jerome A. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of the Hawaii Food Stamp Employment and Training/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program Conformance Demonstration, known as PRIDE (Positive Response in Developing Employment). The impact analysis examined client participation patterns, services, and employment outcomes. A pre-post/demonstration-comparison site…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
Rovezzi-Carroll, Susan – 1981
The vocational curricular evaluation model (MCC) developed by the Division of Planning and Development at the Metropolitan Community College Administration Center is used to evaluate the University of Connecticut's School of Allied Health Professions. The three undergraduate programs focused on are physical therapy, clinical dietetics and medical…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Clinical Experience
Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Olson, Jerome A. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of the Texas Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSE&T)/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program Conformance Demonstration. The BOND (Better Opportunities for New Directions) demonstration program tested conformance compatibility between the FSE&T and JOBS programs. It enacted such policy changes as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
