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Download full textFrancis, Caroline M. – National Poverty Center, 2013
This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Labor Force Development, Low Income Groups, Labor Market
Lyons, Thomas M.; Knight, Glen A. – 1985
A model project was conducted to demonstrate how Chrysler, in partnership with the education community and the government, could provide technical training to enable displaced workers to contribute to the "H-Body" car launch, to improve their job skills, and to enhance their future employability. The training was conducted on a pilot…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dislocated Workers, Industrial Training, Institutes (Training Programs)
Cook, Robert F., Ed. – 1987
Case studies were made of the following dislocated worker programs: Cummins Engine Company Dislocated Worker Project; GM-UAW Metropolitan Pontiac Retraining and Employment Program; Minnesota Iron Range Dislocated Worker Project; Missouri Dislocated Worker Program Job Search Assistance, Inc.; Hillsborough, North Carolina, Dislocated Worker Project;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Employment 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
Stover, Deborah A. – 1990
"Look into the Future" is a program created by a Job Training Partnership Act project and 9to5, Working Women Education Fund, to address the training and retraining needs of office workers in light of the advances in computer and communications systems. This guide describes the model project and suggests steps other organizations can…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Clerical Workers, Curriculum Development, Dislocated Workers
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This booklet contains examples of a number of different ways in which companies can support or utilize the new job training system created by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Described first are Hewlett-Packard's efforts to provide strong corporate leadership on behalf of the job training partnership. The second section includes…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
Wermuth, Thomas R.; Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn – 1989
The Technical Assistance for Special Populations Program of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (University of Illinois site) undertook a national survey of professionals in vocational education for special needs students to determine how they identify effective programs. Of 500 questionnaires distributed, 366 were returned.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
NAB Clearinghouse Quarterly, 1984
This document is the first issue of a National Alliance of Business publication designed to present proven solutions, cutting-edge strategies, and comprehensive reference materials and to examine in depth in each issue a critical issue related to public/private employment and training partnerships. This first issue addresses one of the most…
Descriptors: Adults, Citations (References), Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Nossen, Robert J., Ed. – PAACE-SETTER, 1984
The bulk of this issue consists of five articles providing insight into various phases of adult continuing education. "The Meliorist Position as a Philosophic Base for Adult Education" (Gordon Clay Godbey) examines these questions about meliorism: should we accept as natural improvement of the human condition, the constant wars, the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Kedney, Bob, Ed.; Parkes, David, Ed. – 1985
These eight case studies illustrate the capacity of United Kingdom Colleges of Further Education to respond effectively to training needs of local industry and commerce. Case 1 demonstrates shifts across a range of local authority colleges towards provision in the new information technologies and the service industries. Case 2 illustrates a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dislocated Workers, Distributive Education, Educational Needs
Ferman, Louis A., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book documents the range of training programs that are being established by employers and unions; assesses porgram functioning and results; and offers insights for practitioners, scholars, and policy makers. An introduction (Ferman et al.) provides a general framework for thinking about union-management training programs and presents an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Henry, Ann; Teschendorf, JoAnn – 1984
The Older Worker Project was conducted to provide employment services to unemployed persons aged 45 and older who live in the western part of the Hennepin County (Minneapolis, Minnesota) area. Although the expected result was permanent employment of the participants, the intention of this demonstration project was to refine service approaches…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Attitude Change, Career Change, Career Counseling
Knight, Joyce – 1983
A project was conducted at Indiana Vocational Technical College to (1) identify unemployed or laid-off persons who required vocational guidance and/or training in order to reenter the work force; (2) ascertain realistic occupational goals, competencies, and potential job markets; and (3) develop and implement a counseling program with written…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
