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Download full textNational Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
This report is an analysis of available data on the participation of people with disabilities in the nation's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs. Covering program year 1989, this report includes information about people with disabilities served by JTPA in every service delivery area (SDA) in the country. The narrative section briefly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Trutko, John; And Others – 1991
A study assessed the role of program coordination in enhancing Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program effectiveness and efficiency. Information was collected through a review of more than 100 reports on JTPA coordination, telephone interviews with staff from 60 JTPA coordination projects, and case studies of nine of the coordination projects.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Community Cooperation, Compliance (Legal)
Berry, Dale W.; Feldman, Mona A. – 1983
This study examines obstacles faced by limited English-speaking adults in bilingual vocational training projects. Methods and procedures used in nine federally funded bilingual vocational training projects to resolve the identified obstacles are documented, and their usefulness is assessed. The purpose and background of the study are first…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Bilingual Education
Mirengoff, William; And Others – 1980
This study analyzes the extent to which targeting objectives of the Emergency Jobs Programs Extension Act (EJPEA) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs have been achieved by federal and local officials and the effectiveness of limited-duration projects in providing useful public services. The study deals with the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. Bureau of Adult and Secondary Vocational Education. – 1989
This report outlines accomplishments of the state of Maine in implementing the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act during program year 1988-89. Information is provided for Title II, Part A (Vocational Education Opportunities Program) with regard to these categories: services for handicapped individuals, disadvantaged persons, adults in need…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
A study was conducted of a representative sample of 5,467 adult Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) participants who exited the program between July 1, 1985, and June 30, 1986 to determine the occupations in which male and female participants were trained and subsequently placed. Job skill level was classified as higher, moderate, or lower-level…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Females
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1990
This document reports the oral and written testimony of witnesses at a Congressional hearing held to review the vocational program and examine H.R. 3053, which would allow the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain persons discharged from the Armed Forces. Witnesses included Members of Congress,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Hearings
Feldman, Deborah – 1990
This report synthesizes information from many sources about state and local Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) evaluation activities and issues. The report's five sections are interrelated, but each can stand alone as a discussion piece on JTPA evaluation. The first section, on the role of evaluation in JTPA, outlines the rationale for doing…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Donaldson, William S. – 1990
The 1990 Summer Academic Skills Achievement Program in Columbus (Ohio) provided 160 hours of instruction in reading comprehension and language mechanics skills needed for entry-level employment to 123 Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) clients. The program used a "whole language" approach to grammar and composition instruction and also…
Descriptors: Attendance, Black Students, Federal Programs, High Schools
Escutia, Marta M.; Prieto, Margarita – 1986
This paper evaluates the status of Hispanic women in the United States work force. First, demographic information on age patterns, fertility rates, and educational attainment is reviewed. Then, labor market status is assessed in relation to Hispanic women's labor force participation, employment patterns, and poverty. Next, the Federal response to…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Employment Statistics, Federal Programs, Females
Brady, Elaine – 1985
Shortly after the local jurisdictions responsible for administering the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) completed their transition year and entered into their first full year of operation, the National Alliance of Business undertook two major data collection projects. The 593 service delivery areas (SDAs) and a sample of private industry…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Data Analysis
Ganzglass, Evelyn; Figueroa, Jose R. – 1988
This paper looks at performance standards and related policies as tools for influencing the direction of local programming as well as ensuring accountability throughout the service delivery system. It suggests various ways in which the different components of the Job Training Partnership Act's performance management system can be used to promote…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adults, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Howe, Michael – 1987
This guide provides vocational educators and training program operators with information on how to develop, set up, and write proposals for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funding. Section I presents a means by which the JTPA model can be understood and put into practice: collaboration, cooperation, and coordination. It briefly describes the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Financial Support
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1981
According to this annual report, the National Commission for Employment Policy focused during 1981 on the federal interest in employment and training. This report contains the commission's findings and recommendations together with the staff's report that summarizes the available knowledge of how past employment and training policies and programs…
Descriptors: Adults, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Johnson, Willis L., Ed. – 1980
This directory lists and describes programs for minority group members in the areas of career information, employment skills development, and financial aid for higher education. It is divided into three sections. Section 1 covers general employment and educational assistance programs, including national, regional, and area scholarship programs,…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, College Programs, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities
