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Download full textMorris, Robin; And Others – 1988
This paper was developed to help Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) administrators make informed decisions when selecting employability assessment tools. The paper focuses on one aspect of participant assessment: assessing the level of basic education skills of economically disadvantaged youth. The paper provides the following: (1) comparative…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Employment Potential
Markowicz, Arlene, Ed.; And Others – NAB Clearinghouse Quarterly, 1984
This quarterly contains 11 bulletins that profile marketing campaigns for the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) that have been implemented successfully in local programs throughout the United States. For each program, the description provides information on the operator, funding, results, time span, background, marketing/public relations…
Descriptors: Adults, Advertising, Attitude Change, Demonstration Programs
Van Horn, Carl; And Others – 1983
The Targeted Jobs Demonstration Program (TJDP) was a two-year, six-agency demonstration project under which 14 communities received federal funds to encourage local coordination of federal programs to link federally assisted economic development programs with employment and training programs for individuals from minority groups and for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC. – 1989
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 was reauthorized for another two years by the Omnibus McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1988. This report summarizes the nine titles of the McKinney Act, including changes brought about in the 1988 reauthorization. Title I covers general provisions of the Act. Title II establishes the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Services, Economically Disadvantaged, Emergency Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
This report provides data on 45 programs in the federal government that have a significant occupational training component. The programs span six departments--the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Transportation. Contents include: (1) figures depicting the number of programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Disabilities, Dislocated Workers
Youth Programs: Practical Lessons from Research and Program Experience, 1989
This journal issue summarizes the main points of a two-volume guide to youth performance management: "Working It Out: An Anthology of State and Local Performance Management Strategies Designed to Increase Services to Youth at Risk of Chronic Unemployment." The guide draws on the experiences of state and local practitioners in identifying…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Legislation
Zahniser, Gale – 1981
This report provides for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors who are responsible for labor market information, a set of guidelines to follow for developing an agency-wide plan for the operational use of labor market information. The body of the report outlines step-by-step procedures for creating such a plan. A brief…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Employment, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Moeller, Patti; Van Horn, Carl – 1981
This report is intended to provide practitioners and policymakers with a thorough history of efforts to link employment and training programs, community development programs, small business development programs, minority enterprise development programs, and economic development programs. The report contains three sections. Section 1 is an essay on…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Black Businesses, Business
Bhaerman, Robert; And Others – 1981
Intended for use by employment and training staff, especially test coordinators and administrators, counselors, and instructors, this guidebook provides an understanding of eight essential tasks in planning and implementing a testing and assessment program. It is divided into three parts. The introductory section explains the purposes of the book,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1981
This program guide for participants is part of the Job Search Skills package. (An instructor guide and five competency booklets are available separately as CE 031 965-971.) It is divided into two sections. The introduction explains the concept of job search skills and the importance employers place on these skills. An outline of the job search…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Education, Competency Based Education, Employment Programs
Oklahoma Univ., Norman. Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies. – 1981
This document is an introduction to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs for school administrative personnel. Written in lay language, it is especially geared for school administrators in the state of Oklahoma. The guide was developed to help school personnel understand the functions of CETA, to show how resources of both…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Cooperation, Educational History, Employment Programs
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1980
A General Accounting Office (GAO) review assessed enforcement of provisions prohibiting discrimination to people within five protected categories--race, national origin, sex, age, and handicap--in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program. It evaluated Department of Labor (DOL) and prime sponsor policies and procedures for…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Disabilities
National Child Labor Committee, New York, NY. – 1980
This manual for supervisors in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides background on SYEP and tips on program supervision. Section 1 is a brief introduction. The history and purpose of SYEP are presented in section 2. Section 3 contains nine SYEP supervisor work rules (concerning time records, safety, accidents and illness,…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Guidelines, Job Training, Participant Characteristics
PDF pending restorationEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1975
This report reviews the establishment and early performance of the comprehensive manpower system established by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The report is divided into two major sections. Part 1 examines the background and first year results of the CETA program. The legislative and programmatic antecedents to CETA are…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Goldfarb, Robert S. – 1968
This thesis attempts to deal with difficult methodological problems of program evaluation; the particular programs considered are two types of manpower training programs: institutional or "classroom" training and government-subsidized on the job training. Characteristics of cost-benefit analysis are investigated and the method is…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Doctoral Dissertations, Employer Attitudes
