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Download full textBauman, Kevin; Christensen, Cody – American Enterprise Institute, 2018
Policymakers at the state and federal levels have expressed concern over the emerging "skills gap"--the mismatch between the job skills employers are looking for and the skills that applicants in the labor market possess. The skills gap is most acute for middle-skilled jobs; that is, jobs that require training beyond high school but less…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Labor Force Development, Efficiency, Federal Legislation
Francis, Caroline M. – National Poverty Center, 2013
This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Labor Force Development, Low Income Groups, Labor Market
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Direct linkSaddler, Sterling; Tyler, Tiffany G.; Maldonado, Cecilia; Cleveland, Roger; Thompson, Lisa K. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2011
There is a critical need to identify solutions to the unemployment of high school dropouts. When a student prematurely leaves school, the economic, social, and political impacts result in negative consequences for the individual and the community. Of the nearly 2.2 million students who drop out of high school every year in the United States,…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Vocational Education, High Schools, Vocational Rehabilitation
Edelman, Andrea; Gill, Patricia; Comerford, Katey; Larson, Mindy; Hare, Rebecca – Institute for Educational Leadership, 2004
All effective youth programs have youth development at their core. Effective youth leadership programs build on solid youth development principles, with an emphasis on those areas of development and program components that support youth leadership. This paper has been created by the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Youth Leaders, Youth Programs, Disabilities
Pines, Marion; Callahan, Jim – 2000
This guide is designed to provide practical information for community leaders, local Workforce Investment Boards, Youth Councils, staff, and others committed to effective youth and workforce development. Its four sections provide technical assistance and training materials for Youth Councils. Chapter 1, "Planning the Menu," defines youth…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Instructional Materials
Resources for Welfare Decisions, 2002
This Resources for Welfare Decisions highlights publications that offer guidance on developing youth systems under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). An introductory section discusses the changes WIA made to youth services; the opportunities and challenges these changes created for Youth Councils and youth service providers; states' role…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Community Services, Education Work Relationship
Job Corps, 2008
This paper presents the recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Job Corps to the Secretary of Labor pertaining to the review, development and implementation of policies, legislation and regulations for the Job Corps program. This document represents the culmination of an intensive and comprehensive nine-month process undertaken by the…
Descriptors: Job Training, Labor, Federal Programs, Program Effectiveness
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) requires Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) to establish Youth Councils as a sub-group focused on low-income youth at risk, ages 14-21, who face barriers to school completion. Youth Councils present an opportunity to develop a comprehensive employment and training system. The WIA's vision of a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educationally Disadvantaged
Dyson, Lowell – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1999
Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (1998) overhauled the Job Training Partnership Act programs, creating new methods that allow local providers to meet the education, training, and employment needs of low-income adults, dislocated workers, and youth. Separate legislation revised federal vocational and technical-education assistance.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2002
Vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies are required partners in the one-stop system mandated by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). The following features have long characterized VR: the primary goal of integrated competitive employment for persons with disabilities; state flexibility in VR systems, approaches, and structures; case…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education)
Brantley, Mac; Kaufmann, Barbara – Institute for Educational Leadership, 2005
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) has defined the workforce development system as organizations at the national, state, and local levels that have direct responsibility for planning and allocating resources (both public and private), providing administrative oversight, and operating programs to assist…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Labor Force Development, Access to Information, Job Placement
Iowa Department of Education, 2004
The purpose of this publication is to present the Executive Summary of the Program Year 2004 report on Iowa's adult literacy program benchmarks. The passage of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 [Public Law 105-220] by the 105th Congress ushered in a new era of collaboration, coordination, cooperation and accountability. The overall goal…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Adult Literacy, Labor Force Development, Benchmarking
Fleegler, Robert – 1999
As a result of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, new local institutions--youth councils--will assume responsibility for coordinating school-to-work with other youth programming and other labor force development planning and policies. They will also have responsibility for allocating resources for each labor market region. The National…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Career Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Planning
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1998
The Workforce Investment Act represents a total customer-driven overhaul of the U.S. job training system that will help employers obtain needed workers and empower job seekers to obtain the training needed for the jobs they want. The Department of Labor will implement the Workforce Investment Act in cooperation with the Department of Education.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2000
In July 2000, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 officially replaced the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). WIA requires individual assessment of skill levels and service needs and development of an individual service strategy for each youth participant. WIA requires all youth programs to make 10 program elements available to all…
Descriptors: Accountability, Admission Criteria, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
