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Veterans' Employment and Training Service: Better Planning Needed To Address Future Needs. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives.
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Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2000
The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) administers programs and activities designed to help veterans obtain employment and training assistance. By establishing one-stop centers for employment services, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) affects how VETS serves veterans. VETS has made some progress and improvements with regard to its…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Workforce Investment Act: Interim Report on Status of Spending and States' Available Funds. Report to Congressional Requesters.
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Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2002
A study assessed whether the Department of Labor's (DOL's) information on states' Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) spending was a true reflection of states' available funds. The most recent available spending data from DOL and the 50 states were analyzed. Interviews were conducted with state workforce officials in nine states, local…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compliance (Legal), Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Services
Workforce Investment Act: Youth Provisions Promote New Service Strategies, but Additional Guidance Would Enhance Program Development. Report to Congressional Requesters.
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Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2002
Directors of 505 local workforce investment boards (WIBs) nationwide were surveyed to understand implementation status, linkages with education, and factors affecting implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. Findings indicated nearly all local WIBs established a youth council and a network of youth service providers; local…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Coordination
Workforce Investment Act: Issues Related to Allocation Formulas for Youth, Adults, and Dislocated Workers. Report to Congressional Requesters.
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Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2003
A study assessed the formulas used to distribute funds to the states under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 1998. It identified mismatches that might exist between the formulas and WIA's program goals and populations served and identified where the formulas are most vulnerable to wide fluctuations in funding levels from year to year. Issues…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Veterans' Employment and Training Service: Flexibility and Accountability Needed To Improve Service to Veterans. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives.
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Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2001
A study reviewed the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Labor's (DOL's) Veterans' Employment and Training Service's (VETS's) administration of the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) and Local Veterans' Employment Representative (LVER) program. While veterans received priority employment services at one-stop centers, VETS did…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Centers, Data Collection, Disabilities
Workforce Investment Act: Improvements Needed in Performance Measures To Provide a More Accurate Picture of WIA's Effectiveness. Report to Congressional Requesters.
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Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2002
A study assessed effectiveness of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 performance measures. Data were from a survey of WIA program administrators in 50 states; visits to 5 states; interviews with labor officials and national associations representing state and local workforce development officials; and a document review. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Dislocated Workers, Employment Services