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Download full textGetzel, Elizabeth Evans; Tindall, Lloyd W. – 1983
The Job Training Partnership Act requires that private and public sectors work together to create a service delivery system that meets the needs of disadvantaged youth and the needs of a state's work force in its business and industry. This manual, based on a Wisconsin Youth Initiative program at five pilot sites in that state, is intended to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Business Responsibility, Community Planning
Nightingale, Demetra Smith – 1986
This paper describes the client assessment package being used in the Philadelphia Urban Saturation Work Program and discusses some of the issues that should be considered in designing and implementing employability assessment components of welfare-employment programs. The original objectives of the assessment component were the following: (1) to…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Employment Counselors, Employment Interviews, Employment Programs
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1985
This document describes the vocational assessment, support services, and guidance activities requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act under the Criteria for Services and Activities for the Handicapped and for the Disadvantaged, Section 204. It begins by defining those students eligible for these program activities and services.…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Development, Counseling Services, Disabilities
New York State Div. for Youth, Albany. – 1985
This guide is designed to serve as a reference to assist providers of Job Training Partnership Act-funded programs in selecting appropriate interest, aptitude, and pre-employment and job readiness tests. Descriptions of 53 interest tests, 38 aptitude tests, and 37 pre-employment and job readiness tests are provided. Each description contains…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Employment Potential, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
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
New York State Div. for Youth, Albany. – 1984
This guide is designed to provide an introduction to the development of performance standards for youth employment and training programming. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: the roles and responsibilities of various parties involved in delivering services funded under the Job Training Partnership Act, the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Strumpf, Lori – 1984
This guide is intended to assist Private Industry Council (PIC) members in developing competency standards for youth programs receiving Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds. Discussed first are the benefits of competency standards to PICs and service delivery areas (SDAs). The various components of program standards (types of skills, skill…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs, Employment Programs
