The book is concerned with optimum manpower utilization in the private and public sectors and examines a variety of types of organizations. In this guide to structured manpower planning, contents include management and manpower in an era of change; a model of the overall manpower planning and implementation process; case material on technological…

As the Head Start program has matured, the need to establish a comprehensive Career Development Program has become increasingly apparent. Job openings for personnel from program assistants to professionals, created and sustained by Head Start funding, are considered by DHEW administrators as critically important to provide employment and…

This report documents the visits of a British delegation composed of representatives from three British vocational training organizations to the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) and to France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, and Belgium during June 6-14, 1972. The key areas investigated were: (1) the…

The Department of Labor has embarked upon a series of pilot projects known as the Comprehensive Manpower Program (CMP) in order to test means for implementing manpower services delivery systems serving whole labor market areas. The CMP provides five metropolitan models, based upon variations in number of counties within the SMSA and types of…

The objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the impact of manpower legislation, policies, and practices on the relative roles and effectiveness of public and private employment agencies and on the conduct of school occupational guidance activities in the period 1960-1968, and (2) to determine the relationships that exist between employment…

As part of a project on Negro employment in the South, this study considers two indicators of the employment status of blacks in the Houston labor market: (1) a penetration rate which shows the degree of entrance into various employment categories, and (2) an index of occupational positions which measures relative status in these categories. In…

On September 27, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty. To this commission, he delegated the responsibility of making a comprehensive study and appraisal of the current economic situations and trends in American life. In fulfilling this responsibility, the National Advisory Commission on…

A 13-member Presidential Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities recommended that: (1) The President call a White House Conference and establish an Office of Women's Rights and Responsibilities, (2) The President send a message to Congress citing widespread discrimination against women, proposing legislation to remedy these inequalities,…

With the primary objective of expanding vocational and technical education programs to accommodate highway safety manpower requirements, this project focused on (1) identifying what portion of highway safety manpower needs fall within the realm of technical and skilled occupations, (2) determining the extent to which educational institutions are…

Three issues related to New Careers have been explored among a group of college students who are in the main children of lower white collar and blue collar parents, including some with poverty or ghetto backgrounds. The New Careers program has two major components: helping the poor through meaningful employment and opportunity for career ladder…

This second edition of an annual summary combines information about the research conducted under contract to the Manpower Administration and the experimental and demonstration programs under the direction of the Office of Research and Development. The merger of the research projects and development programs is now well established and is…

This document contains the speeches presented at the Arizona health occupations conference held at Carefree in June 1972. Principal emphasis was on the need for cooperative planning for health occupations education, particularly in view of the trend to move preparatory programs administratively from health service institutions to the public…

In its annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the total program of vocational education in California, the California Advisory Council on Vocational Education and Technical Training identified five specific areas that need attention and improvement, including: (1) the State Plan, (2) the vocational education reporting system, (3) programs for…

As a manpower development program, Training and Technology (TAT) combines the resources of industry, education, and government to offer skill and technical training to the unemployed and underemployed. This follow-up study is an attempt to collect and analyze comprehensive information about the post-placement experiences of TAT graduates during…

These guidelines for the use of labor market information are presented in order to improve program planning for vocational education in Pennsylvania by supplying necessary manpower supply/demand data. Once occupational needs are defined for a specific geographic area, a systems approach to program development can be utilized by vocational training…