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Download full textCalifornia State Office of the Auditor General, Sacramento. – 1996
California's Employment Training Panel was created in 1982 to work in partnership with the state's businesses, labor unions, and government to provide training funds to California businesses. In 1995, the Employment Training Panel's administrative practices, strategic planning efforts, and contracting policies and practices/procedures were…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Audits (Verification), Contracts, Job Training
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1994
This document records the oral testimony and written reports of witnesses who testified at a Congressional hearing on moving the United States toward a comprehensive employment training system. Witnesses included members of Congress, state officials, labor representatives, and association officials concerned with employment and training. At the…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Job Training
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This report of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Employment concerns the implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Witnesses addressed concerns about the program's allegedly unspent funds and the proposed funding cuts. Testimony was heard from William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor, and Raymond Flynn, Mayor of Boston,…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC. – 1984
The first interim report focuses on administration of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act, which established an emergency program of job training assistance for unemployed Korean Conflict and Vietnam-era veterans. It describes implementation processes undertaken by the Veterans Administration and the Department of Labor and their outreach and…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Incentives
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1984
Testimony from a congressional hearing to evaluate the implementation and administration of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act includes statements, a letter, a report, and written committee questions and their responses from Representatives in Congress and individuals representing the American Legion; Veterans Administration Regional Offices…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Hearings
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. Div. of Management Audit. – 1996
Selected practices relating to New York's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program during the 1993 JTPA program year were audited to determine the following: whether service delivery areas (SDAs) are providing training in occupations for which future growth is expected, whether SDAs award contracts on a competitive basis, and whether…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Contracts, Educational Legislation, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1981
This document is a transcript of hearings on evaluation of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Focus of the hearing was on mismanagement and misappropriation of CETA contract funds, especially in the last days of the Carter administration. Testimony was given by various present and former officials of the Department of Labor,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Vineberg, Robert; Joyner, John N. – 1980
Instructional System Development (ISD) methodologies and practices were examined in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, each of which prescribes the ISD system involving rigorous derivation of training requirements from job requirements, selection of instructional strategies to maximize training efficiency, and revision of instruction…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Systems, Job Analysis
James, Robert D.; And Others – 1995
The State University of New York (SUNY) Bridge Program is a federally funded work force preparation program that was initiated in October 1992 to help mothers receiving welfare achieve self-sufficiency by helping them acquire job skills. The program is housed at the Urban League of Northeastern New York and SUNY's 10 educational opportunity…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, College Role, Job Training, Literacy Education
Bardach, Eugene – 1993
The key to success in Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) programs is a philosophy of high expectations. The philosophy accommodates both client and societal concerns. Highlights of the philosophy include the following: respecting the client's goals; giving nonjudgmental acceptance, constant encouragement, and emotional support;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
A study assessed strategies agencies use to ensure that their workforces are receiving the training necessary to implement acquisition initiatives. Focus was on the General Services Administration (GSA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Department of Defense (DOD). Findings indicated that the critical elements important to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Change Strategies, Federal Government
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This report describes a study that was undertaken to examine placement techniques and strategies that are effective in helping older workers find jobs. The study presents 23 case studies on successful older worker programs in 12 states. The information was gathered through on-site interviews and assembly of quantitative data. These case studies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Programs
Olympus Research Corp., Salt Lake City, UT. – 1972
The major purposes of this evaluation were to: (1) assess the effectiveness of the Individual Referral (IR) program in providing training in broadening occupational choices and in making institutional training available to enrollees in areas where class-size projects are not feasible; (2) develop comparable data on such items as trainee…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Guidance Programs, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Center for Human Services, Washington, DC. – 1981
The contract for the Haitian American Training Institute was awarded to the Center for Human Services of Washington, D.C. on April 1, 1981. By June 1981, the institute had an enrollment of over 1,200 Haitian refugees in 45 classes with 50 instructors. The unprecedented rapid start-up of this human services program and the success of the project…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Day Care, Educational Facilities, Haitians
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. National Security and International Affairs Div. – 1993
A review of the Army's troop schools found that the internal control weaknesses in the program first reported over 10 years ago still existed. Expenditures were not justified. Most justifications reviewed were not based on assessed performance deficiencies of individual soldiers, as required, and none documented that troop schools were the most…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
