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Download full textDortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance (GI Bill®) benefits since 1944. The benefits have been intended, at various times, to compensate for compulsory service, encourage voluntary service, prevent unemployment, provide equitable benefits to all…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2017
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance (GI Bill®) benefits since 1944. This report describes the GI Bills enacted prior to 2008. Although participation in some programs has ended or is declining, the programs' evolution and provisions inform…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid
Cooper, Clarence A. – Training and Development Journal, 1973
A successful program for minority group training. (Editor)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, High School Students, Job Skills
Plant, Robert – ILO Panorama, 1971
Kenya National Youth Service is designed to provide employment and training for young persons while at the same time involving them in the social and economic development of their countries. (RB)
Descriptors: Career Development, Developing Nations, Employment Programs, Industrial Training
WILKINSON, RACHEL D. – 1965
CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT IS OFFERED TO NEEDY STUDENTS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN A LARGE URBAN CENTER, WHERE BOTH TERMINAL AND TRANSFER PROGRAMS IN NINE MAJOR STUDY AREAS ARE OFFERED TO ITS 1,000 DAY AND 3,000 EVENING STUDENTS. NOT CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR THESE STUDENTS, JOBS REPRESENT NEEDED SERVICES FOR WHICH THE COLLEGE WOULD OTHERWISE HIRE OUTSIDE HELP…
Descriptors: College Students, Employment Programs, Part Time Employment, Student Employment
MOORE, JAMES W. – 1963
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYED SCHOOL DROPOUTS THROUGH EFFORTS WITH POTENTIAL DROPOUTS, 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, WHILE THEY ARE STILL IN SCHOOL THE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO RETURN SUCCESSFULLY TO THE NORMAL PROGRAM AND GRADUATE, OR TO OBTAIN SATISFACTORY FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IF THEY SOULD LEAVE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Employment Programs, High School Students
Council for Financial Aid to Education, New York, NY. – 1978
This volume describes and discusses numerous educational programs for minorities and women conducted and/or supported by academic and nonacademic institutions and organizations. Included are general assistance programs conducted at black, minority, and women's colleges and specific/career oriented programs supported by corporations. Information is…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Opportunities, Employment Programs, Females
Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC. – 1968
In this guide to work experience and related Federal programs for the disadvantaged, emphasis is on programs in which the most effective participation by installations of the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) seems feasible. Beginning with an overview of the needs of the disadvantaged and of AFSC involvement, this paper gives information needed as…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Cohen, Malcolm S. – J Hum Resources, 1969
Descriptors: Community Action, Economic Research, Employment Level, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
A compilation of fourteen federal laws relating to employment and training is provided. The laws are as follow: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended; Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (Humphrey-Hawkins Act); National Apprenticeship Act; Reimbursement for unemployment benefits paid on basis of public service…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Disabilities, Economic Opportunities
Gartner, Alan – 1969
For the great number of Americans over 65 years of age, meaningful work is a central activity, whether or not an income support system is needed. Human services work, helping others, is particularly suited to many older persons. This type of work calls for education and training for those who had worked in different areas. College programs should…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Adult Education, Advanced Placement, Career Change
Pritchard, May Long; And Others – 1984
Basic principles for the establishment of a comprehensive youth education and employment system are offered in this guide, with particular focus on those youth who are at greatest risk of becoming or remaining chronically unemployed. Drawing on the knowledge generated by research and operational experience over the past decade, the guide proposes…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, High Risk Persons
Ross-Gordon, Jovita M.; And Others – 1990
The Services for Transition to Independence through Education (STRIDE) project evaluated a model for providing comprehensive training and employment services to adults with mild handicaps, using existing vocational education classes and special needs support programs in a secondary vocational technical school in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Services…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs
Roark, Mary L. – 1983
Part-time campus employment benefits the student, not only financially, but by helping to clarify career goals, and by providing an opportunity to apply classroom learning to work settings. Students gain a sense of themselves as workers, coming to know their skills, interests and limitations. Job placement prospects, whether for temporary or…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Role, College Students, Employment Programs
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Complementing the need to leverage resources is the academic community's role in providing both academic and workplace learning opportunities and financial assistance to students--who traditionally work part-time, receive lower salaries, and generate fewer overhead costs than their full-time staff counterparts. It is not surprising, therefore,…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Employment Programs, Supervision, Departments
