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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
An examination of the employment service's operations in Maryland, Michigan, and Florida showed that its functions fall into two broad categories: labor exchange and non-labor exchange. State and local employment service officials and many employers believed the non-labor exchange functions detract from the labor exchange missions. The extent and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This document contains a transcript of a hearing concerning the proposed Community Partnership for Employment and Training Act (H.R. 5320) and two related bills (H.R. 5461 and H.R. 5533). The transcript York, New York). Act proposes to establish a community public-private training and employment assistance system and to provide employment and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Community Programs, Disadvantaged
PDF pending restorationWeidman, John C. – 1978
Portland, Oregon, employers approached by Work Incentive Program (WIN) clients were surveyed to determine their reactions to various components of the voucher on-the-job training (OJT) program, to identify the types of employing organizations that were likely to be receptive to vouchered OJT, to assess the actual functioning of the voucher system…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Vouchers, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Thompson, Velma M. – 1976
In periods of nonrecessionary activity, United States government policymakers should subsidize retraining as they subsidize job search by way of the unemployment compensation system. The retraining subsidy to a person who is faced with a reduced demand for his services from his current job should be about the same order of magnitude as the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Gildenhorn, Marjorie – 1977
This technical assistance guide for offender programs is a guidebook to be used by CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) prime sponsors, state manpower service councils, state manpower planning councils, and Department of Labor (DOL) regional staff concerned about offenders and interested in developing employment and training programs…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Correctional Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Taggart, Robert – 1981
Information on training and remediation activities for unemployed and underemployed persons is described and analyzed with emphasis on programs authorized by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Chapter 1 overviews the dilemma of persons with employment and earnings problems and approaches to dealing with the problem. CETA, its…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Pritz, Sandra; And Others – 1981
This guidebook is designed to assist employment and training agency staff in performing the placement function in a manner consistent with the stated agency goal, yet cognizant of job market realities. An introductory section explains purposes of the guidebook and overviews job placement, job development, and a collaborative council. Three…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Services, Employment Programs
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Mershon Center. – 1981
A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) as observed between July 1980 and March 1981 in 25 areas throughout the United States. Findings include the following: (1) TJTC has not worked as envisioned as a self-marketing effort by vouchered individuals and new hires by employers; most employers are…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cooperative Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Vouchers
Squires, Gregory D. – 1977
This report documents the low economic status of minorities and women in Cleveland by examining inadequacies in the city's affirmative action plan, deficiencies in Cleveland's contract compliance program, and inconsistencies in the Federal government's civil rights enforcement effort. Four major problems with Cleveland's affirmative action plan…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Practices, Employment Programs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
This booklet serves as an introduction to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and describes the ETA's development and the services it provides to employers and jobseekers. It details programs, field services, history, prime objectives, and the 1978 legislation concerning ETA and CETA. Special areas discussed in detail are the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employers, Employment, Employment Programs
HABER, WILLIAM – 1967
THIS PAPER SKETCHES RECENT TRENDS AND PROBLEMS THAT HAVE EMERGED IN PUBLIC TRAINING EFFORTS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE 1960S. IT CITES SHIFTS IN EMPHASIS FROM TRAINING WORKERS FOR EXISTING JOBS TO REFOCUSING ON YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND TO PREPARING THE HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED FOR WORK, AND FROM CONCERN WITH JOB TRAINING TO JOB CREATION. IT POINTS…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Business, Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
New Jersey State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1976
Focused on in this review is the extent to which Newark's Hispanics participate as clients, advisors, employees, administrators, and policymakers in city manpower programs funded through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA). A standard of 15% (estimated total Hispanic population in Newark) is used for measuring Hispanic…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices, Employment Programs
McClure-Lundberg Associates, Washington, DC. – 1978
This booklet describes various aspects of the Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP) in Washington, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California. Information concerning the funding, administration, coordination, specific activities developed, and effectiveness of the STIP program in each of the five States is provided. Also taken into…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Programs, Employers
Federal Extension Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1965
COUNTY AND STATE EXTENSION WORKERS MAY USE THESE FACT SHEETS FOR 35 FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS IN SIX MAJOR AREAS OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH PROGRAM PROVISIONS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. THE PROGRAMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS (1) COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH INCLUDE ADVANCES FOR PUBLIC WORKS…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Developmental Programs, Economic Development, Educational Programs
Vigilante, Joseph L. – 1968
This study described and compared 12 current national work and training programs under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the 1962 Amendments to the Social Security Act; investigated whether operation of the two public welfare systems reflected the intent of national policy and client needs; and identified operational problems encountered in…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Doctoral Dissertations, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
