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National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1988
This annual report details projects and activities undertaken during the period from July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1988. Part I presents findings and recommendations from the National Commission for Employment Policy's work on U.S. employment in an international economy, patterns of participation in Job Partnership Training Act (JTPA) programs, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Career Education, Economic Development, Employment
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1987
This annual report covers the period July 1985 through June 1986, Program Year 1985. Part I presents findings and recommendations from Commission work on the impact of new technologies on jobs, the problems of displaced workers, and workers' increasing need for basic skills. Part II describes the major activities of the Commission in three major…
Descriptors: Adults, Annual Reports, Career Education, Computers
Useem, Elizabeth L. – Curriculum Review, 1987
This discussion of improving the values of youth focuses on school-business programs for disadvantaged students. Highlights include mentoring programs; a project in Boston, the Boston Compact, that provides jobs for students who graduate; and a review of business policies that encourage positive values among employees. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Business Responsibility, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship
Henry, Ann; Teschendorf, JoAnn – 1984
The Older Worker Project was conducted to provide employment services to unemployed persons aged 45 and older who live in the western part of the Hennepin County (Minneapolis, Minnesota) area. Although the expected result was permanent employment of the participants, the intention of this demonstration project was to refine service approaches…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Attitude Change, Career Change, Career Counseling
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, Madison. – 1990
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) 8 Percent Education and Coordination Grant Funds were intended by Congress to bring education as a full partner into the employment and training system. In Wisconsin, these funds were split equally between the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (WBVTAE) and the Department of Public…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Annual Reports
Plein, L. Christopher – 2001
Structured work and training activities for welfare recipients in West Virginia began in 1962 when the state's entire caseload of two-parent families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children was enrolled in mandatory work and training activities. In 1980s-1990s, the Community Work Experience Program became an important tool in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Economic Climate, Economic Opportunities