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…

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)

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.…

This report examines the following three aspects of Hispanic employment: (1) the consequences of leaving school without skills; (2) at-risk Hispanic youth as workers; and (3) the challenge of providing practical, rewarding jobs. Among the conclusions are the following: (1) several categories of at-risk Hispanic youth can receive long-range…

This handbook is intended to aid Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program staff to design, implement, and evaluate training programs for older workers under Section 124 of JTPA. The guide contains four main parts. The first part of the guide presents an overview of the JTPA and its provisions regarding services to older workers. This part of…

This handbook illustrates and discusses organizational options for the delivery of employment and training services within service delivery areas (SDAs) mandated by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Addressed primarily to members of private industry councils (PICs), representatives of local governments, and employment and training…

The goal of the second year of the Family Employability Development Plan (FEDP) was to increase the number of sites participating in the project implementation. FEDP was developed as part of the Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA) 8% State Plan. Its major focus was to provide a coordinated service effort for families in Michigan who were…

The federal government's experience with adult retraining programs began in 1962 with the passage of the Manpower Development and Training Act and creation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. When the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act expired in 1982, Congress enacted the Job Training Partnership Act. During the 1980s, states…

There have been numerous attempts over the past seven years to replace the federally-funded Work Incentive Program (WIN) with another type of work program. As a result of increased flexibility, decreased federal funds, and continuing debate about welfare reform, there is now considerable variability among states in the types of employment and…

This guide provides an introduction to competency-based employment and training under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The guide describes in general terms the steps service delivery areas should take to implement competency-based employment and training systems for youth. The content is based on the experiences of practitioners, and it is…

This manual presents activities, practices, problems, and solutions relating to developing, conducting, and reviewing youth employment programs. Intended users are administrators of programs designed to help high risk Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) eligible youth gain vocational competence and obtain employment in the primary labor market.…

This guide is the first in a series of interpretive explanations of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). It is designed to provide practitioners and business leaders involved in state and local employment and training programs with an understanding of how to implement the public-private partnership of JTPA. This first edition does the…

This 3-year follow-up report describes actions taken by the Illinois Council on Vocational Education (ICoVE) during 1989, 1990, and 1991. It addresses the 124 suggestions and 35 recommendations of 14 technical reports (spanning 1987 and 1988) related to quality in vocational education. Recommendations from 1987-88 and follow-up actions are…