The manual provides information on how to help handicapped youth participate in the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Section I describes the nature of the JTPA, whose purpose is to establish programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and to provide job training for economically disadvantaged individuals and…

This report describes the technical assistance provided to the states of New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia during a project on vocational education models for linking agencies serving the handicapped. Described first are the nature and scope of the project. Covered in a summary of technical assistance provided to New Jersey are the New Jersey…

Three states--Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia--served as model states for a project on vocational education models for linking agencies serving the handicapped. Using a multi-agency team with members representing vocational education, special education, rehabilitation, guidance, and other agencies at the state level, each state developed a…