In this pilot program, pretrial manpower services are provided for first offenders in juvenile and adult courts in the District of Columbia. The project offers intensive services to selected youthful arrestees during a 90-day continuance of their trials. At the end of this period charges may be dropped, on the recommendation of the project staff.…

A training model called Microville was used in a workshop to acquaint community leaders with the basic decision-making processes and interests involved in coordinated program development and implementation for adult education, training and employment. Microville consumed the first day and one-half of the workshop schedule; the last three and…

This 3-year pilot project demonstrated the feasibility of schools assuming responsibility for the job placement of students at every exit level, and established a systematic, effective job placement service capable of serving all secondary students. The project was operational at a high school serving 1,303 students of which the racial balance is…

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)

A placement director urges his peers to accept the changing role of placement and adapt to its new priorities. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine if the newly placed emphasis on job placement in secondary schools has affected the means by which students actually find entry-level jobs. Three Delaware schools (urban, suburban, and rural) were surveyed. Results indicate "placement persons" had little effect on graduates placed. (Author)

Describes the pilot project RENEW (Referral Employment Network for Elder Workers), a five-state model older worker employment project which trains people fifty-five or older and places them in local job service employment offices, finding jobs for other older workers of all incomes. (SH)

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

This study, presented at the NASPA convention, Dallas, 1976, reviews a research project of Student Affairs placement to provide a base line for professional hiring patterns. (Author)

Causes of the present global problem of youth unemployment are examined, along with some governmental and nongovernmental programs and services to help the situation, such as changes in education practices and training policies and in job creation projects. Roles of youth and of volunteer organizations arealso presented. (MF)

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.…

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)

Summary of job openings in the States distributed to U.S. bases in the Far East, Europe, and the U.S. (Editor)

Describes employment services, counseling, placement, training, and grants to help unemployed former aerospace engineers and scientists. (MF)

A description of a pilot project in youth employment in cooperationd employers were contacted. Extensive promotion through all media increased effectiveness. (JB)