The National Commission for Employment Policy (NCEP) is an independent federal agency authorized under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. NCEP analyzes employment and training issues and policies and recommends to the President and Congress areas in which policy or programmatic changes would assist the U.S. work force in becoming…

SIXTY-SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATION, LABOR, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE INDIANA MANPOWER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION WHOSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO FURTHER RESEARCH EFFORTS AND TO FACILITATE OPTIMUM USE OF RESEARCH RESULTS BY COORDINATING EFFORTS AND DISSEMINATING REPORTS, STUDIES, DATA, AND INFORMATION…

Research projects are reviewed which are representative of the Rand Corporation's education work as it affects policy, management, and research methods. Significant characteristics or results of the projects and studies are briefly described under general categories of education studies and human resources research. Education studies are grouped…

This report describes the efforts conducted by the Administration on Aging in response to the congressional mandate to develop and implement a national policy for the field of aging in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1978 (PL 95-478). The current status of education, training, and employment of…

Recent efforts to build economic and work force development systems in seven leading cities were reviewed to inform similar efforts undertaken in Baltimore, Maryland. Research examining efforts to establish work force development systems in the following cities were analyzed: Austin, Texas; Berkeley, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland,…