Discusses implementation of an affirmative action plan from the standpoint of the personnel office, recommending centralization of the recruitment and selection process, education of the academic community, and enlistment of their involvement in rectifying their own practices. (JT)

The Director of Affirmative Action Programs, Georgetown University, outlines the kinds of personnel policy questions an institutional manager needs to consider and the items to be discussed and confirmed during on-site visits of Federal monitors. (Editor/JT)

The author discusses rural employment and training programs and rural manpower policy under various federal laws. He indicates that separate manpower policies for rural areas may be justified, as rural areas may require greater remedial efforts. (MF)

Evaluation of the Work Incentive Program (WIN) indicates that this employment and supportive services program has been very effective in serving welfare recipients with poor work histories on a cost-effective basis. Subsidized public employment is particularly effective in increasing employment and earnings. (MF)

An attempt was made to place 58 severaly disabled epileptic people in competitive employment. (Author/BD)

Presents guidelines from the U.S. Department of Labor for developing an affirmative action employment program for the handicapped. Includes checklists of affirmative action items and a sample program policy plan. (MF)

The American Vocational Association (AVA) Board of Directors met during the annual convention and took action on several fronts. Given high priority were increasing vocational education appropriations for 1979, improving CETA, increasing AVA membership, and strengthening black vocational education participation. (Editor)

Seven goals for the federal Employment and Training Administration (ETA) are described for fiscal year 1977. (ABM)

This article describes two employment and training programs for older people funded by the government of the United States and carried out by a variety of agencies: the Senior Community Services Employment Program and the Job Training Partnership Act. The examples demonstrate the ability of older adults to learn new skills and perform new jobs.…

An overview of the methods and problems in evaluating employment and training programs is presented. Process and impact evaluation are compared in relation to the Job Training Partnership Act. (Author/LMO)

Describes the Jobs for Bay State Graduates component of Jobs for America's Graduates, a private sector-oriented youth employment program. (FL)

We've all heard the familiar phrase, It's not what you know, but who you know that matters. Not surprisingly, studies have found that most people find jobs through informal networks. This is no less true for low-income job seekers, who may be at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to connections to people who can help them get good jobs.…

The six sections of this brief provide the following information: (1) the types of public incentives available to employers for hiring and training of employees, including increasing economic activity and increasing labor market supply; (2) federally operated incentive programs (Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit, Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Employee…

The organizations listed in this reference circular provide a variety of direct services to persons who are blind and visually impaired, including advocacy and advisory services, information and referral, counseling and employment programs, assistive devices, and publications in special format. Many of the organizations also offer guidance to…

Local job banks, computer aided man-job matching systems, are the spearhead of the multiphased Federal program to improve the functioning of the labor market information system. As evaluated here, the program may eventually achieve this objective but the evidence concerning the first phase is not encouraging. (DS)