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Peer reviewedThomas, Dorothy – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1985
This article describes two employment and training programs for older people funded by the government of the United States and carried out by a variety of agencies: the Senior Community Services Employment Program and the Job Training Partnership Act. The examples demonstrate the ability of older adults to learn new skills and perform new jobs.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Skills
Long, Cheryl – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
The author provides a guide to the ins and outs of JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act) for vocational educators who have not yet made the JTPA connection. Discusses the importance of private industry councils, presents a list of questions to ask when selecting providers, and various types of contract arrangements. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Contracts, Federal Programs, Guidelines
Download full textNational Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
This collection of 16 case studies is intended to illustrate how the public and private sectors have managed to collaborate in helping workers adapt to changing employment circumstances. The case studies are grouped into three categories. The first six case studies are examples of programs that have been developed to assist in training for new…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Dislocated Workers
Lester, Brenda – 1984
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…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Potential, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Cheverton, Sarah – 1992
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Congress have improved the quality, effectiveness, and integrity of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). A basic skills improvement program funded by the DOL was implemented in two Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, worksites. Several implications for managing the changes within JTPA related…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Employment Patterns, Job Training, Labor Force Development
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This booklet contains examples of a number of different ways in which companies can support or utilize the new job training system created by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Described first are Hewlett-Packard's efforts to provide strong corporate leadership on behalf of the job training partnership. The second section includes…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1982
The Job Training Partnership Act is intended to establish programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and to afford job training to those economically disadvantaged individuals who are in special need of such training to obtain productive employment. The act is organized into five titles. Title I prescribes the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, American Indians, Disadvantaged Youth
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
The Job Training Partnership Act is intended to establish programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and to afford job training to those economically disadvantaged individuals who are in special need of such training to obtain productive employment. The act is organized into five titles. This document contains an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, American Indians, Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1982
The Job Training Partnership Act is intended to establish programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and to afford job training to those economically disadvantaged individuals who are in special need of such training to obtain productive employment. The act is organized into five titles. This document contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, American Indians, Disadvantaged Youth
