Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Dislocated Workers | 13 |
| Job Training | 13 |
| State Programs | 13 |
| Youth Programs | 13 |
| Employment Programs | 10 |
| Federal Legislation | 10 |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 8 |
| Federal Programs | 8 |
| Program Effectiveness | 7 |
| Program Implementation | 6 |
| Statewide Planning | 6 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| National Poverty Center | 1 |
Author
| Cook, Robert F. | 4 |
| Buck, Maria L. | 1 |
| Bugarin, Alicia | 1 |
| Francis, Caroline M. | 1 |
| Hadland, Jeff | 1 |
| Landry, Gerald | 1 |
| Nilsen, Sigurd R. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Alaska | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Job Training Partnership Act… | 9 |
| Workforce Investment Act 1998 | 3 |
| Comprehensive Employment and… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textFrancis, Caroline M. – National Poverty Center, 2013
This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Labor Force Development, Low Income Groups, Labor Market
Cook, Robert F.; And Others – 1984
A study investigated how 22 Service Delivery Areas (SDAs) were implementing the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). In 19 SDAs the same organization was the grant recipient and administrative entity. A number of arrangements existed between the Private Industry Councils (PICs) and the SDAs. The most common pattern was for the PIC to play an…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Cook, Robert F.; And Others – 1984
This report concentrates on the overall state organization of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and on the implementation of Title IIA and III in the states as well as related implementation issues. The study is introduced in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 discusses the overall state organization of JTPA, addressing both formal and informal…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Cook, Robert F.; And Others – 1985
This volume reports findings of a field network study of how the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) was implemented in 20 states and 40 Service Delivery Areas (SDAs). Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 describes the changing organizational and programmatic dimensions of state-level JTPA activities. Variations in the roles played by the…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Virginia Governor's Dept. of Employment and Training, Richmond. – 1989
This report provides highlights of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Virginia. An overview details the focus of the report--programs and activities under Title II--and describes program organization and planning. Section II provides an overall picture of JTPA in Virginia. Topics include its funding history, client characteristics,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Cook, Robert F.; And Others – 1985
This report covers a number of aspects of the implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 discusses state-level organization and decision making, involving such questions as relations among the parties, designations of the Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), the state role in Title III, and Title…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
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
Buck, Maria L. – 2002
This report highlights issues for policymakers and provides guidance to states and localities implementing the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) by describing the successes and struggles of five cities implementing the new legislation. It presents WIA's basic framework and discusses its impact on these four major audiences: employment and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Certification, Dislocated Workers
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1989
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education evaluated the adequacy and effectiveness of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Illinois. Three categories of programs were offered: Title IIA Employment and Training Services to economically disadvantaged youth and adults and Older Individuals Programs; Title IIB Summer Youth programs; and Title…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2002
A study assessed effectiveness of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 performance measures. Data were from a survey of WIA program administrators in 50 states; visits to 5 states; interviews with labor officials and national associations representing state and local workforce development officials; and a document review. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Dislocated Workers, Employment Services
Bugarin, Alicia – 1996
This report examines the services, funding, clientele, and program outcomes of each of California's job training programs. The first part of the report consists of tables detailing the following: the sources of the $4.178 billion dollars spent on California's job training programs in fiscal year 1995-96 and the $3.764 billion spent on the same…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Budgets, Correctional Education, Delivery Systems
Capitol Publications, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1982
The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), a bill designed to replace the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), enlarges the role of state governments and private industry in federal job training programs, imposes sanctions based on performance standards, limits stipends and supportive services, creates a new program of retraining for…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Business, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Programs
Hadland, Jeff; Landry, Gerald – 2002
The performance of Alaska's State Training and Employment Program (STEP) in fiscal 2000 was evaluated by matching the records of participants of the following STEP subprograms with Alaska and Washington state unemployment insurance (UI) wage records and federal military and federal civilian payroll records. Data were collected for participants of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Definitions, Demand Occupations, Dislocated Workers
