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Keller, Judy; And Others – 1979
The book describes federal training and employment resources for developmentally disabled persons. The first section provides a brief historical background of the federal government's involvement in employment and training beginning with the 1930's up to the passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section II examines seven…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Employment, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Barnes, Billy – Worklife, 1978
Describes work done by Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) trainees as archeological technicians in salvaging underwater treasure from shipwrecks. (MF)
Descriptors: Archaeology, Employment Opportunities, Marine Technicians, Occupational Information
Download full textLevy, Seymour; Linster, Charles A. – 1981
Block grants have been defined as programs through which funds are provided to governmental units, such as state or local governments, based upon a statutory formula. They are usually provided for use in a defined, but broad, area and at the recipient's discretion. This document describes the historical development of these grants and the role of…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Federal Aid, Federal State Relationship, Financial Support
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
The articles in this document describe various aspects of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Program. Two articles compare the CETA program to the WPA Federal Arts Program of the 1930s and describe various job opportunities CETA has provided for out-of-work artists. A photographic essay project of older adults, undertaken by CETA…
Descriptors: Artists, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Employment Opportunities
Schexnayder, Deanna – 1979
This guide is designed to provide information to CETA prime sponsors in Virginia concerning non-traditional agencies serving the handicapped. Following an introductory section, the first of three additional sections discusses the operation of these private agencies, their traditional funding and referral sources, and how they prepare handicapped…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Disabilities, Private Agencies, Private Education
Barnes, Don – Worklife, 1978
Describes the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) program, with funds provided under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, to train apprentices in home construction trades and place them on jobs, with particulars about the carpentry training program. (MF)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Carpentry, Construction (Process)
Guilinger, Jim – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1980
Focusing on the use of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) funds in vocational agriculture, this article presents suggestions for obtaining CETA funds for a local vocational agriculture program. In addition, the article describes how CETA funds were used in an Illinois high school and the advantages realized from their use. (LRA)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Peer reviewedVolz, Ruth W.; And Others – Journal of Career Education, 1980
A program is described in which home economics teacher educators at Texas Tech University developed a training program for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients which utilized the resources of both vocational educators and CETA personnel. Discusses organization of personnel, program implementation, results, and implications. (CT)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Home Economics Teachers, Institutional Cooperation, Job Training
Walker, Michael J. – Worklife, 1978
The Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) administered by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration arranges training and placement for disabled veterans in local job service offices. These employees then assist in placing other disabled veterans on jobs. Some typical DVOP success stories are described. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Services, Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training
Stockton, Rex – 1980
A study was conducted to develop and implement a procedure to describe and evaluate existing linkage programs at the local level between vocational education and CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) programs. The study had the following objectives: (1) to identify linking organizations that offered services directly or through the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Employment Programs, Institutional Cooperation
Peer reviewedWegmann, Robert G. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1979
Job finding is a learnable skill. Many programs emphasizing job search methods and interviewing techniques show a high rate of success in equipping the unemployed with the tools to find work quickly and efficiently. (JAC)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Job Applicants
Hashian, J. T. – Worklife, 1978
Summaries of eight titles of the reauthorized (for fiscal years 1979 through 1982) Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) are presented and discussed. The new CETA will serve, essentially, to increase the earned income of the economically disadvantaged. (MF)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Franklin, Paul L. – 1979
A description of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) precedes an examination of the CETA network. The three fold purpose of CETA is (1) to establish a flexible and decentralized system of federal, state, and local programs; (2) provide job-training and employment opportunities for the economically disadvantaged who are unemployed,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Barrett, Neal – Worklife, 1978
Mentally retarded persons achieved an eighty percent job success rate through efforts of the National Association for Retarded Citizens, with funding from the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), when trained by employers on jobs matching their capabilities. Types of jobs successfully performed by retarded persons are listed. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Aid, Inplant Programs
National Manpower Inst., Washington, DC. – 1978
This inventory contains summaries of current and completed activities sponsored or conducted by local collaborative councils through the Work-Education Consortium Project. The summaries are grouped into ten issue area/process categories: (1) engaging community resources for youth; (2) opportunities for work and service experience; (3) employment…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Resources, Consortia, Information Dissemination
