This report examines why there are fewer Hispanics in training programs funded under Title IIA of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) than would be expected based on their share of the population that meets the eligibility criteria. Section II explains how the law's criteria for determining eligibility for JTPA unintentionally make many…

This document is a transcript of an oversight hearing on the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). It is the first in a series designed by the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Committee on Education and Labor, to evaluate the program. In his introduction, the subcommittee chairman voiced his concern about proposed budget cuts in…

This report presents findings of the first phase of an evaluation of the Targeted Assistance Program (TAP), A Federal program which funds services and projects that assist refugees in attaining economic self-sufficiency and reduced dependency upon public assistance. Following an executive summary and other materials, the report is divided into…

Under proposed legislation to replace the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), business can be expected to assume an even greater involvement in job training programs at the state and local levels. How the private sector is adapting to its new role, particularly through the private industry council (PIC) system, is the subject of this…

Data from recently published analyses of past youth training efforts, together with demonstration programs for dropouts just getting underway, provide some clear indications of directions that must be taken to effectively treat the needs of seriously-at-risk youth. Furthermore, data on trends in youth unemployment among dropouts show that…

This monograph is intended to help the operators and planners of employment and training programs, particularly those sponsored under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), in developing and providing supportive services to improve client employability. The first section, presenting the purpose of this publication, is followed by a…

This study is one of two containing the findings and summary of an evaluation of the Work Incentive Program (WIN). A national survey, involving 50 projects, the study focuses on three aspects of the program which include: (1) the degree to which the WIN population represents the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) population, (2) the…

Written for the social service (Title XX) administrator at the State or sub-State level, this guide is intended to serve four major purposes: (1) Provide selected insights into what the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is and how it works; (2) point out potential areas for coordination which, from study or field experience, hold…

Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP), a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program, provides up to eighteen months of training in highly skilled industrial jobs. Discusses STIP guidelines and describes several STIP projects being conducted in various communities. (EM)

Affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) employment goals are more than catch words in the Los Angeles (CETA) affirmative action program. (ABM)

Available from: the North-Holland Publishing Company, P.O. Box 211, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (JG)

The cost effectiveness of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act was evaluated in terms of moving economically disadvantaged individuals toward financial independence. Data analysis indicated small savings in welfare payments for female recipients, but not males. Data deficiencies in the Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Survey were also…

Estimates are presented for net earnings impact of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act programs. Net impact was linked to the human capital model and estimated for numerous subgroups. The matching procedure and the use of quasiexperimental versus experimental design are also discussed. (Author/GDC)

This document contains the oral and written statements of witnesses who testified at a hearing on the Reemployment and Retraining Act of 1994 and the WARN [Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification] Amendments Act. Witnesses included Senator Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio, several union and public employment program officials from several states,…

Deals with an Office of Economic Opportunity-funded Neighborhood Employment Center with an affiliated job training center in Massachusetts. (DM)