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| VocEd | 4 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
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Jolly, Elton – VocEd, 1983
Opportunities Industrialization Centers are community-based organizations that provide employment and training programs to poor and unskilled people. Essential features of their programs are attention to attitudinal and behavior changes, skills training, and work readiness. (SK)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Organizations, Economically Disadvantaged, Job Placement
Riffel, Rodney – VocEd, 1984
Under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), vocational educators will have a vital role in the training and retraining programs for the unemployed and economically disadvantaged. Unlike any other training act, JTPA gives states and localities a choice in the direction of their employment and training policies. (SSH)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Job Training
Galloway, James R. – VocEd, 1984
The new Job Training Partnership Act of 1983 represents a new era of collaboration between vocational education and the private sector in providing job training. (SSH)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Job Training
Griffin, Dean – VocEd, 1983
Summarizes the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act: implications for vocational teachers and administrators, the role of the Private Industry Council in the local service delivery areas, the process of selecting agencies to deliver training, the governors' role, and opportunities for public/private collaboration. (SK)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Cooperation
