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Escutia, Martha M. – 1983
The principles espoused by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) may lead to a severe negative effect on Hispanic American participation rates. Decentralization erodes Federal oversight over targeting and monitoring efforts, thus endangering equal access to training programs by the disadvantaged and minorities. Hispanic, small, and minority…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Decentralization, Employment Programs, Ethnic Discrimination
Download full textDepartment of Labor, Washington, DC. Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Development. – 1989
This document contains 36 tables that summarize some of the characteristics and experiences of persons who participated in training programs authorized under Titles IIA and III of the job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) during the first three quarters of program (PY) 1988. The data were obtained through the job Training Quarterly Survey (JTQS) and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Enrollment Rate
Department of Labor, Chicago, IL. Region V. – 1989
This document is the first volume of a two-volume resource guide to help states and localities take advantage of new Federal initiatives to increase services to youth under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). It summarizes the performance management principles and options available to program administrators identified in discussion papers…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1989
This document reports the oral testimony and prepared statements of persons who testified about proposed amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) during three hearings in March 1989. The proposed legislation would divide youth and adult services under JTPA, move some services from one segment to another, and increase funding for both…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Hamilton, Gayle; Friedlander, Daniel – 1989
From July 1985 through September 1987, the County of San Diego, California, operated the Saturation Work Initiative Model (SWIM) as a demonstration project. The demonstration tested the feasibility and effectiveness of requiring ongoing participation in employment-related activities by a high proportion of persons on welfare. SWIM provided job…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs
Riffel, Rodney – 1986
This guide is intended to help state legislators enact legislation and create programs of job training within the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The guide's five sections cover the following: job training policy (an introduction); establishing oversight of a state's job training resources; the state legislature and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Compliance (Legal), Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1990
This document reports on a bill (H.R. 4087) to amend Title 38 of the United States Code with respect to employment and training programs for veterans. By unanimous vote, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs recommended passage of the bill as amended by the committee. The report first lists the proposed changes in the bill and then explains its…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Schell, John W.; Brauchle, Paul E. – 1986
Process evaluation has great potential to meet the needs of managers who are charged with operating employment and training programs under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). One adaptation of process evaluation could make use of a personal computer to enhance the cost-effectiveness and quick turn-around time of this method of assessing the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This report describes a study that was undertaken to examine placement techniques and strategies that are effective in helping older workers find jobs. The study presents 23 case studies on successful older worker programs in 12 states. The information was gathered through on-site interviews and assembly of quantitative data. These case studies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1988
This document records the testimony and prepared statements of members of Congress, officials of the Veterans' Administration, private vocational rehabilitation experts, and representatives of veterans' groups such as the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion at a hearing regarding the Vocational Rehabilitation Program enacted under…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
PDF pending restorationSenese, Donald J. – 1983
The advent of the technological revolution will affect both the world of work and the educative process. Predictions for high technology employment show high levels of growth in the 1980s, and most of these jobs will require specialized training. Dealing with the problem of job training, two possibilities emerge: the Job Training Partnership Act…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1983
This document is a transcript of a Congressional hearing conducted for the purpose of discussing the workings of the new federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) as it applies to veterans. Witnesses included various officials of veterans groups, especially Vietnam veterans from Massachusetts, state officials of Massachusetts, a representative…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
This hearing reviews testimony concerning H.R. 2246, the Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act (JEDI). JEDI is a voluntary program whereby states receive additional funds to fight the problem of chronic welfare dependency and poverty. The bill would require the existing Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to target job training efforts at…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Minnesota State Office of the Legislative Auditor, St. Paul. Program Evaluation Div. – 1987
This report examines the effectiveness of employment and training programs in Minnesota and discusses the impact of the 1985 Jobs Bill state legislation. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to Minnesota's programs and to studies of employment and training programs conducted nationwide. Chapter 2 studies the use of Job Training Partnership Act funds…
Descriptors: Career Education, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
The testimony presented in this document focuses on the severe unemployment crisis among disadvantaged youth. Despite several nationwide youth employment programs the problem is increasing. As these young people continue to go without jobs they lose self-esteem and become victims of the street. A broad spectrum of witnesses testified before this…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
