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Corney, Mark – Adults Learning, 2009
Britain is in the longest recession since the Second World War. Mass unemployment is back. The road to recovery could be long and bumpy. On the fiscal front, the deficit could be higher than the 175 billion British Pounds forecast for 2009-10. Bringing the deficit under control will require higher taxes and lower public spending. In an effort to…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Policy Analysis, Public Policy
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2009
Regions around the country are grappling with current and anticipated skills shortages and, in some cases, labor shortages. Economic prosperity depends heavily on the quality of the workforce, and yet far too few regions have recognized their best underutilized asset: the mature workforce. Because mature workers are nearing traditional retirement…
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Job Placement, Special Programs, Skilled Workers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This hearing focuses on the implementation of the Dislocated Worker Program as well as the concerns of those responsible for the program's administration. Representative Augustus Hawkins, chairman of the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, opened the hearing by urging that more funds (rather than the proposed 55 percent reduction) are…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Opportunities, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Geroy, Gary D.; Carroll, Jan B. – 1990
This paper identifies federal social policy concerning tax credits as it applies to work force training--its history, participants, implications, and impact. The paper outlines five programs--the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) program of 1978, the National Individual Training Account Act of 1984, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1983,…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Economic Development, Federal Government, Government Role
Ontario Economic Council, Toronto. – 1966
TO DETERMINE AND EVALUATE THE NEED FOR SKILLED MANPOWER IN ONTARIO 3,931 FIRMS EMPLOYING 764,411 WORKERS, OR 31.2 PERCENT OF THE ESTIMATED PROVINCIAL LABOR FORCE, WAS SURVEYED IN 1965. THE TOTAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENT IN SKILLED OCCUPATIONS FOR 1965-66 AMOUNTED TO 69,225 OF WHICH 33,746 WERE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. MORE THAN HALF OF THE MANPOWER WAS…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Government (Administrative Body)
Choate, Pat – 1982
Although several fundamental forces are changing the American economy and the American work force, three conditions are pivotal--demographic change, technological change coupled with shifting conditions of competition, and the continuing inadequacies of both public- and private-sector employment and training policies. The employment and training…
Descriptors: Coordination, Economic Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Legislation
Brademas, John – 1984
The role of colleges in providing educational opportunities for adults during the 1980s is discussed by the president of New York University. Relevant federal legislation is noted, along with New York University's programming for adults. The following five national priorities for adult education are considered: (1) more attention should be…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Students, College Role
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1991
A project was conducted to assess the need for further education and training (FET) of the labor force. It documented institutional arrangements, policies, and practices regarding FET; analyzed their strengths and weaknesses; and considered possible action by public authorities. The concept of FET was found to have a strong economic character and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Development
Pang, Eng Fong; Low, Chee Kiat – 1994
The transformation of Singapore from a stagnating colonial port city in the late 1950s into a newly industrialized city-state in the early 1990s was the outcome of planned adjustments to changing internal and external conditions. Training and retraining programs played a role in these adjustments. Although full employment prevailed in 1979, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dislocated Workers, Economic Development
Eash, Maurice J.; And Others – 1984
A model for assessing unemployed workers and providing useful information for counseling these workers for further training and retraining was developed and tested in Chicago with a sample of 25,000 subjects over a two-year period. The model, called the Manpower Assessment and Placement System (MAPS), was designed to give one-day turnaround time…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Bendick, Marc, Jr.; Egan, Mary Lou – 1982
This working paper, part of a project on the applicability of the French training system in the United States, argues that a systematic national commitment to midcareer worker retraining is necessary for American prosperity and international economic competitiveness. Although findings of the early human capital theorists demonstrated that an…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Change, Federal Programs, Human Capital
SOMERS, GERALD G. – 1967
THIS FORD FOUNDATION SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECT CONCENTRATED ON EVALUATING AND REPORTING ON PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AREA REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1961 TO RETRAIN AND RELOCATE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS IN FOUR DEPRESSED AREAS OF WEST VIRGINIA. RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARS, AND RESOURCE PERSONS WERE INVOLVED IN CONDUCTING THE WEST VIRGINIA PHASE OF THE PROJECT…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Evaluation
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1992
This booklet contains descriptions of the approach of each state member of the Action Team on Lifelong Learning in meeting the challenge to prepare and upgrade the skills of the work force. Each one-page discussion is followed by the name, address, and telephone number of a contact person in the state. The reported approaches of 10 states…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Competition, Economic Progress
Finegold, David – 1993
The perception that the United States is falling behind in the skills race has prompted experts to look abroad for policy ideas. Of particular interest has been the German "dual system," which alternates 2 to 3 years of highly structured work-based training with classroom teaching for young people, beginning at age 16. Buoyed by the success of the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
New York State Job Training Partnership Council, Albany. – 1994
A task force examined New York State's role in providing resources and information to employers desiring to upgrade the skills of their current workers. The following were the task force's 12 major findings: (1) upgrading the skills of New York's existing work force is vital to the state's economic future; (2) all workers need opportunities for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economic Development, Educational Policy, Government School Relationship
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