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Interface, Inc., New York, NY. – 1985
To assess the impact of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) on youth employment and training, an examination of its implementation in New York City was undertaken. This study focused on the training, educational, and support activities in the local JTPA during the program's first year (1984-5), with special attention paid to the effects of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Job Training
National Council on Employment Policy, Washington, DC. – 1983
The competencies of the nation's workers have been improving steadily. However, the improvements have not kept pace with the increased skill demands imposed by technological advancement and the shift toward a service-based economy. Academic and functional literacy problems can only be alleviated by balancing school improvement efforts with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Legislation
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
The Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs funded by the Job Training Partnership Act were reviewed to determine how the various service delivery areas (SDAs) planned to assess and improve the reading and mathematics skills of participants. Telephone interviews with program officials at 200 randomly selected SDAs found that local school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Escambia County Board of Public Instruction, Pensacola, FL. – 1987
In March 1985, the Escambia County School District in Florida entered a public-private partnership with more than 500 employers through the Private Industry Council and began a series of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs to meet the employment and training needs of disadvantaged youth and adults living in the local community. The…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Support Programs. – 1988
An evaluation project determined the effectiveness of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) 8 percent programs operated during the 1987-88 school year in North Carolina. Data were reported by 19 JTPA 8 percent program sites. Five different JTPA project activities were evaluated: Extended School Day (ESD), Pre-Employment Skills Training,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Guidance, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
NETWORK: America's Two-Year Coll. Employment, Training, and Literacy Consortium, Cleveland, OH. – 1990
In 1989-90, a survey was conducted of two-year colleges nationwide to determine their level of involvement in the delivery of employment, training, and literacy services to public sector agencies and business and industry. The study focused particularly on those services funded under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), the Job Opportunities…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Delivery Systems
Tibbitts, Felisa – 1991
The Massachusetts Council on Vocational Education surveyed private sector members of the 15 Regional Employment Boards (REBs) or Private Industry Councils regarding involvement in the Job Training Partnership Act. The survey targeted members of business and industry, but not labor representatives. The rate of return was 41 percent; findings were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Corporate Support, Disadvantaged
Trego, Nancy ReMine – 1987
Amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) require each service delivery area to develop an educational component as part of its Summer Youth Employment Program. The Summer Youth Employment Program enhances the basic educational skills of youth, encourages school completion for enrollment in supplementary or alternative school programs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Delivery Systems, Dropouts
Tibbitts, Felisa – 1991
The Massachusetts Council on Vocational Education surveyed 500 members of business and industry in 125 program advisory committees regarding involvement in the Job Training Partnership Act. The purpose of the survey was to document private sector perspectives on the content and value of their participation on vocational-technical education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Consultants
Grubb, W. Norton; And Others – 1991
A need for remediation has been increasingly apparent within vocational education and job-related skill training. The current debates about basic skills and literacy reveal ambiguities in the definition of the problem and the focus of the concern. Telephone questionnaires and program visits provided information about remedial offerings within…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
