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Orfield, Gary; Slessarev, Helene – 1986
This book-length report, prepared for the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the House Committee on Education and Labor, describes the first comprehensive state-wide assessment of training programs--specifically the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)--in Illinois. The introduction assesses the JTPA in Illinois, a State with high…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Download full textJacobson, Louis; LaLonde, Robert – 1997
An evaluation of net impact of programs funded under the Washington State Employment and Training Act (ESHB 1988) of 1993, which provided money to community and technical colleges to expand existing courses and create new ones for Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants most likely to lose jobs. The evaluation focused on whether the displaced UI…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Job Training
Buck, Maria L. – 1999
This report describes the performance of New York City's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) adult training providers. It discusses challenges currently faced by providers, and recommends strategies for improving the performance of the city's employment and training system, including those arising from the implementation of the Workforce…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Entry Workers
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Development. – 1989
This document contains 36 tables that summarize some of the characteristics and experiences of persons who participated in training programs authorized under Titles IIA and III of the job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) during the first three quarters of program (PY) 1988. The data were obtained through the job Training Quarterly Survey (JTQS) and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Enrollment Rate
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
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
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1991
This report addresses two concerns of Congress: ways to reduce layoffs and the effectiveness of programs to assist dislocated workers. Section I discusses the reasons for layoffs, economic conditions of the 1980s that led to layoffs, and public policy responses to worker dislocation. Section II describes alternatives to layoffs: short-time…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Role, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Moore, Richard W.; And Others – 1994
A study evaluated the economic outcomes of one state-sponsored training program--the California Employment Training Panel (ETP)--which captured the benefits of private job training within a public program. It examined the impact of ETP training on a new group of 41,959 ETP trainees trained in 1990-91 in the year after training and estimated the…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economic Development, Employment Programs, Job Training
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1993
This document records the oral and written testimony of witnesses who testified at two Congressional hearings on waste and misuse of federal on-the-job training funds provided through the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Specifically, the hearings focused on the case of the extensive use of on-the-job training funds by American Home Products…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers
Moore, Richard W.; Blake, Daniel – 1992
Earnings and unemployment data from the California Employment Development Department and the California Employment Training Panel (ETP) Program records were used to analyze the effects of ETP. Earnings, weeks of unemployment, and unemployment insurance payments were measured in the year before and after training of ETP trainees who enrolled…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
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
Ramey, Luellen – 1984
This paper describes the RECAP/JETS program, an acronym that represents the two components of a training process for laid-off workers: Re-employment Career Planning (RECAP) and Job/Education/Training Selection (JETS). A description of the process of program development discusses developing the collaborative network for program design, establishing…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Planning, Decision Making
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
Hicks, Laurabeth H. – 1983
The Mobility Assistance Program (MAP) was established to assist U.S. Department of Education employees affected by the reduction in force (RIF). MAP's mission was to provide career transition and outplacement job search assistance to RIF-affected employees. It provided these services: job search, personnel support, training, and professional…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Career Counseling, Career Education
Seppanen, Loretta – 1995
From 1991-93, 2,147 dislocated workers from timber-impacted counties of Washington state received Timber Retraining Benefits (TRB), with 81% using the aid to attend a state community or technical college. To determine the impact of the TRB program on the dislocated workers and their timber communities, the Washington State Board for Community and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Economic Impact
