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Download full textFeickert, Joan Davis; And Others – 1993
A study evaluated the use of the request for proposal (RFP) process as a method of distributing federal vocational education and job training funds in Minnesota. Thirty-seven employees of Minnesota technical colleges, community-based organizations, service delivery areas, and state agencies who had actually prepared proposals requesting Job…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Employee Attitudes, Federal Aid, Grants
Morra, Linda S. – 1995
Approximately two-thirds of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) fiscal year 1995 (FY95) budget of $34.3 billion consists of mandatory spending on income maintenance programs. Of the remaining $10.7 billion financing DOL's other functions, approximately $6.9 billion is allocated to employment training activities and $2.93 billion is allocated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Budgeting, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness
Schneider, Glen; And Others – 1986
The study described in this report was conducted to explore the problems with, and possible alternatives to, the current Title IIA and IIB allocation formula required by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The study included a literature and legislation review; interviews with practitioners, public interest groups, and Congressional staff to…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Educational Finance
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1990
Research was conducted to determine whether Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) services were being targeted to those most in need, to identify which participants got which services, and to identify associations between characteristics, services, and outcomes. Data were obtained on 5,300 youth from a random sample of 63 service delivery areas. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Dropouts, Employment Potential, Equal Education
Michigan State Council on Vocational Education, Lansing. – 1995
This document summarizes the major activities of the Michigan Council on Vocational Education (MCOVE) during the years 1992-93 and 1993-94. The preface outlines the objectives and functions of the MCOVE, which is composed of 13 individuals representing citizens and various groups interested in vocational education in Michigan, including secondary…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, Cooperative Planning, Correctional Education
Mangum, Garth; Mangum, Stephen; Sum, Andrew; Callahan, James; Fogg, Neal – 1999
The effectiveness of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 was critiqued. WIA was praised for providing an avenue for communication among state and local agencies during development of workforce development plans, potentially allowing individuals to choose from a wider array of services and service providers, spreading the concept of one-stop…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, At Risk Persons, Career Centers, Delivery Systems
