ERIC Number: ED145183
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Aug
Pages: 292
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Training Experiences and Early Employment Patterns: Experiences with the Portland WIN Voucher Training Program.
Mosher, Lottie
A program to test the feasibility of vouchering vocational training for clients of the Work Incentive Program (WIN) was conducted in Portland, Oregon. (Vouchering places the buying power for institutional training into the hands of the clients, thus allowing them greater autonomy in deciding their own occupational destiny.) One hundred and fifty-four voucher recipients were interviewed on three occasions: at the time of committing vouchers to schools, at the end of training, and one year following training. A comparison group of 163 regular trainees was interviewed once. Data on the training experiences and early labor force behavior was collected. The data suggested that voucher participants were as likely as regular participants to be satisfied with their training, to complete their training, and to express satisfaction with their jobs. Voucher participants were more likely than regular WIN recipients to earn at a high rate ($411 or more per month) on their first job after vocational training. (Author/BM)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Vouchers, Feasibility Studies, Incentives, Individual Power, Job Training, Motivation Techniques, Nontraditional Education, Off the Job Training, Participant Satisfaction, Program Effectiveness, Vocational Education, Vocational Followup, Vocational Training Centers, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Program Evaluation.
Authoring Institution: Bureau of Social Science Research, Inc., Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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