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Jobs Spawn In Blockade Runner's Wreckage.
Barnes, Billy – Worklife, 1978
Describes work done by Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) trainees as archeological technicians in salvaging underwater treasure from shipwrecks. (MF)
Descriptors: Archaeology, Employment Opportunities, Marine Technicians, Occupational Information
OECD Nations Launch Youth Job Programs
Feldman, Lloyd – Worklife, 1978
Review of programs initiated by various western countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)--government-initiated public and private programs to cope with the youth unemployment problem. (JT)
Descriptors: Business, Developed Nations, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
It's Summer Job Time Again
Baker, B. Kimball – Worklife, 1976
A sampling of innovative summer jobs funded through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) for economically disadvantaged youth, 14-21 years of age, is presented. (LH)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Job Development, Labor Utilization
The Nation's Youth: An Employment Perspective
Westcott, Diane N. – Worklife, 1977
Discusses the problem of youth unemployment and describes a study (utilizing metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area data gathered through the Current Population Survey during 1976) which focused on youth labor force participation and employment patterns. (WL)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Federal Programs, Racial Differences, Rural Youth
LEAP, In the Right Direction
David, Bernice F. – Worklife, 1976
The National Urban League's LEAP program has opened career opportunities for nearly 17,000 minority men and women in nine years. Aimed at getting minority groups into apprenticeships in the building and construction unions nationwide, LEAP staff recruit youths at high school career days and in less traditional places. (AJ)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Programs, Job Placement
Lessons from Abroad on Employing Youth
Reubens, Beatrice G. – Worklife, 1977
This report made at a Senate-House Joint Economic Committee hearing on the problems of youth unemployment is based on data gathered through academic research and personal visits to several industrialized countries. (WL)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Meeting the Mandate to Employ Youth
Blau, Ruth S.; Holmes, Deborah A. – Worklife, 1978
Overviews four demonstration programs developed out of a recently enacted federal youth employment act: The Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC), The Youth Community Conservation and Improvement Projects, The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects, and Youth Employment and Training Programs. (EM)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Proven Formula for Employing Youth: 70001
Kunerth, Jeff – Worklife, 1977
"70001 Ltd." is a national nonprofit organization which offers unemployed dropouts a way to complete high school without returning to the public school classroom and also to get employment in retail sales occupations. Its centers, frequently located in shopping centers, provide a business rather than a school environment. (MF)
Descriptors: Continuation Education, Distributive Education, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Help Wanted: Jobs for "Unwanted" Youth.
Hashian, J. T. – Worklife, 1978
Reviews various youth employment programs and demonstration projects authorized by federal legislation. (MF)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Troubled Transition: From School to Work
Burdetsky, Ben – Worklife, 1976
Describes the chronically high youth unemployment rates, particularly among teenagers, and discusses a number of congressional proposals, such as a special youth Employment Program, a Youth Corps, and a Presidential Advisor on Youth. (WL)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Career Education, Career Opportunities, Disadvantaged Youth