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Mangum, Garth L.; Walsh, John – Manpower, 1973
Shift in emphasis to career objectives rather than immediate placement urged. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Opportunities
North American Rockwell Information Systems Co., Anaheim, CA. – 1971
An industrial study group was contracted to perform a systems analysis of institutional training conducted under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962, as amended, in order to: (1) illuminate management decisions in the areas of program priorities, alternative methods of administration, and allocation of resources, and (2)…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Employment Programs, Labor Force Development, Program Administration
Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1966
FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM IN MARCH 1962 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1964, THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE ISSUED VIRTUALLY NO GUIDELINES TO STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING TRAINEE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE ATTENDANCE RECORDS OF 2,902 TRAINEES PREPARED BY TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS IN…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Programs, Federal Programs, Labor Force Development
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1969
The capabilities of Title I of the Manpower Development and Training Act have been used for several years to fund experimental and demonstration projects for the prerelease training of prisoners. Four conferences on Manpower Development and Training in correctional institutions were sponsored to bring together the basic groups of people charged…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Conference Reports, Correctional Rehabilitation
AUSTIN, JOHN J.; SOMMERFELD, DONALD A. – 1967
OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO ASSESS THE OVERALL EFFECT OF VOCATIONAL AND BASIC EDUCATION ON DISADVANTAGED YOUTH AND TO IDENTIFY THE PATTERNS OF CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF DISADVANTAGED TRAINEES. AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 189 TRAINEES IN THE MUSKEGON AREA SKILL TRAINING CENTER WAS COMPARED WITH A CONTROL GROUP OF 89…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills
Iowa State Manpower Development Council, Des Moines. – 1968
The Iowa State Manpower Development Council was established as an experiment in local coordination of federal, state and community manpower programs. Shifts in the occupational and industrial attachment of workers and heavy out-migrations of workers from rural to urban areas underscored the importance of human resource development. The major goal…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Office of Manpower, Automation, and Training (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1963
Contracts and grants sponsored under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, and active in fiscal year 1963 are described. Included is research on automation, mobility, manpower development and utilization, manpower requirements and resources, effect of family on unemployment, and a research information and communication conference. A…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Grants, Labor Force Development, Labor Utilization
Williams, J. Earl – 1972
The purpose of this guideline is to furnish an explanation and example of how one university faced the changing concept of manpower. Traditionally, the university has been a leader in technological revolutions in agriculture and science, and now it finds itself with the even more important challenge of change in the development of human resources.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Qualifications, Case Studies, Educational Development
Oetting, Eugene R.; Cole, Charles W. – 1970
The primary objective of this project was to develop effective programs for retaining the disadvantaged in employment after training and placement. The field work was done in Denver which has a population consisting of three major ethnic groups: white, Mexican-American, and Negro. The report consists of nine technical papers which are concerned…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged, Employer Attitudes
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1964
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE IS TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN PLANNING AND CONDUCTING A 50-WEEK COURSE AT THE POSTSECONDARY LEVEL FOR PERSONS PLANNING TO EXECUTE LANDSCAPE PROJECTS AS INDEPENDENT BUSINESSMEN OR EMPLOYEES OF A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, NURSERY, OR GREENHOUSE. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE TO PREPARE TRAINEES TO PLAN AND EXECUTE TASKS NECESSARY…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum Guides, Landscaping, Ornamental Horticulture
GADDIS, G. WARREN – 1968
BECAUSE LITTLE RELATED EXPERIENCE WAS AVAILABLE UPON WHICH TO FABRICATE THE MOST EFFICIENT PROGRAMS OF THE TWO FIRST MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) SPONSORED SCHOOLS OPENED IN UTAH IN 1965, THIS STUDY PROPOSED TO ASSESS THE PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES, AND TO MAKE A SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE CURRICULAR STRENGTHS…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Program Administration, Program Evaluation, Vocational Education
Loyola Univ., New Orleans, LA. Inst. of Human Relations. – 1967
To provide occupational training to disadvantaged groups, a 6-month experimental program was conducted for 150 men and women to: (1) stabilize the rural community, (2) turn technological advancement into opportunity for area residents, (3) obtain information about racially related training and employment problems, and (4) stimulate other groups to…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Basic Skills, Business Education
Levitan, Sar A.; Mangum, Garth L. – 1969
At a time when many manpower programs have been charged with gimmickry and refunded without adequate assessment of impact and techniques, this volume attempts to develop a broad base of factual and analytical knowledge by which some judgement can be made of the gaps in manpower programs and policies as well as needed inputs. Part 1 traces…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Needs, Employment Services
Bush, Steven J.; Karas, Shawky F. – 1971
The Waterbury Board of Education is currently operating a Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) project. It includes the Adult Basic Education Program and Occupational Skill Training. The program provides basic elementary education to individuals functioning at or below the third grade level in arithmetic and English, as well as those who…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Analysis of Covariance, Arithmetic
Olympus Research Corp., Salt Lake City, UT. – 1972
Reasons for the failure of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) of 1962 to meet its major objective of alleviating skills shortages are recorded and analyzed. The lack of skills shortages was admitted to be the main reason for the shortcomings in performance, although the term "skills shortage" had yet to be defined and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Development, Demand Occupations, Employer Attitudes
