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Direct linkDecker, Paul T.; Berk, Jillian A. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
In 1998, President Clinton signed the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Implemented in 2000, WIA replaced the Job Partnership Training Act (JTPA) as the primary federal job training program. Congress viewed WIA as a way to end "business as usual" in the workforce investment system. WIA aimed to transform the employment and training…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Job Training, Federal Programs, Program Design
Peer reviewedBrauchle, Paul E. – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1984
This article examines the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and explores desirable evaluation methods and criteria suggested by the language in the current legislation and by the contemporary literature about program evaluation. Related problems and opportunities for JTPA evaluation are discussed. (CT)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, Job Training, Program Development
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
Proposed Senate Bill 367, the Nontraditional Employment for Women Act, contains provisions to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to encourage a broader range of training and job placement for women. The two major components of the bill are: (1) planning and reporting requirements; and (2) a 4-year demonstration program to foster the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Females
Naylor, Michele – 1988
Vocational educators, policymakers, and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) service providers are developing an increasing awareness of the educational and economic benefits of joint planning and coordination between vocational education and the JTPA. However, some basic differences between the goals, planning procedures, and operating practices…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Postsecondary Education
Lovelace, Bill E.; And Others – 1988
This manual was developed to help expedite the efforts of postsecondary vocational education and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs in developing comprehensive strategies, by joint planning, to serve the common targeted populations of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 and JTPA. It is a supplement to "Navigating…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Educational Planning, Federal Programs
Nightingale, Demetra Smith; And Others – 1989
This policy memorandum provides a summary of what is known about voluntary activity in the United States in general and in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) service delivery areas (SDAs) in particular. It suggests possible short- and long-term policy strategies that might be used to increase the effectiveness of voluntary service in JTPA…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
Wiegardt, Liz; Weinstock, Phyllis – 1994
In the face of steadily declining numbers of small-operation farmers and ranchers, the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act's Farmers and Ranchers Demonstration Project funded projects in four states to develop strategies for serving farmers. The experiences of these four projects in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demonstration Programs, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Zornitsky, Jeffrey; And Others – 1988
A study examined a series of performance standards issues in the context of employment and training programs targeted toward the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) population. Telephone interviews were conducted with representatives from the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and departments of public welfare programs in nine states.…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Management Systems
Christian, Susan M., Comp. – 1983
Fifteen national organizations involved in research, policy analysis, and/or implementation of state youth education and employment activities are described. This directory is intended to be a resource for persons responsible for adjusting programs to the requirements of the new federal employment and training legislation, the Job Training…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, Information Sources
Mugerauer, Cynthia – 1984
This guide is designed to assist Texas Job Training Partnership Act program staff and Private Industry Council (PIC) members in developing quality local youth competency systems that reach beyond the state-established minimum criteria. Section I discusses background, purposes, and limitations of the document and cites additional sources of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competence, Competency Based Education, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1984
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) conducted an examination of patterns and causes of fraud in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs to determine how implementation of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs might be made less vulnerable to exploitation. GAO's investigation found that fraud and abuse in CETA programs…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
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 Education and Labor. – 1986
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Committee on Education and Labor, to which was referred the bill, H.R. 4728, to establish programs of education and training designed to improve the competitiveness of American workers in international trade. An explanation of the bill first provides committee feelings regarding Title I,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Competition, Dislocated Workers
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This report describes dislocated worker programs operating in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The findings presented are based on the following sources: two National Alliance of Business (NAB) surveys of state administrators of federally funded Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs (conducted in 1987 and 1988), data on JTPA…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1984
This guide is intended to assist planners and administrators in designing Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) youth programs. The following topics are covered in the individual chapters: serving youth under JTPA; program planning (planning and performance standards); program operations (participant activities and services under JTPA, establishment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coordination, Educational Legislation, Employment Programs
