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Kazis, Richard – 2001
This report focuses on the potential of Workforce Investment Act Youth Councils (YCs) to become proponents of and planners for coordinated youth services and to advocate for improved outcomes for in-school and out-of-school youth, whether a person qualifies for services under the act or not. The study reviews plans and strategies of YCs in these…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Programs, Community Resources, Education Work Relationship
Brustein, Michael – 1999
This paper focuses on the data ramification of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998. Section 1 provides an outline of the role of these postsecondary institutions under WIA: members of the State and local boards; one-stop operators; one-stop partners; and eligible service…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs
Wilhelm, William J.; Logan, Joyce; Smith, Sheila M.; Szul, Linda F. – 2002
This document contains four papers (and an introduction by William Wilhelm) on teaching "soft" skills in business education programs. "The Skill Building Challenge: Preparing a Bridge for the Workforce Skills Gap" (Sheila M. Smith) examines the following topics: the workforce skills gap; the importance of academic and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Resources
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2002
The General Accounting Office assessed the extent to which states were coordinating their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) services with their one-stop centers. Data were gathered through the following activities: (1) an autumn 2001 survey of workforce development agency officials in all 50 states and a similar survey conducted in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Definitions
Dew, Donald W., Ed. – 1999
This report is the outcome of study group that investigated best practices for serving individuals who are deaf and low functioning. It is designed to help State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agencies assist individuals with disabilities in securing competitive employment and is meant to be a source for innovative ideas for program development…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Deafness, Delivery Systems
Beaulieu, Lionel J. – SRDC Information Brief: A Special Series on Welfare Reform in the South, 1999
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) makes it possible to build human capital resources by providing employment services and training to youth and adult dislocated workers. Such services are particularly needed in the rural South, where those affected by welfare reform have few job skills or educational credentials. WIA calls for the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Huang, Wei-Jang – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2006
This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of 11 workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Six of the programs serve job-ready adults: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I-B Adult programs, WIA Title I-B Dislocated Worker programs, Community and Technical College Job Preparatory…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Labor Force Development, Federal Legislation, Apprenticeships
Office of Inspector General (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2000
This document contains the reports on audits of the one-stop systems in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Vermont. The overall audit conclusions were as follows: (1) the states have made substantial efforts toward forming new comprehensive workforce investment systems as mandated by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA); (2)…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Employment Services
Howley, Caitlin; Ermolov, Lisa – 2002
Youth services programs funded by the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provide educational services, mentoring, work experience, job training, and support services to help youth meet educational or employment goals. This first-year evaluation of West Virginia's RESA I Workforce Investment Youth Services Program interviewed 7 staff members…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Intermediate Administrative Units, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2000
This digest describes cultural considerations and effective approaches for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals' workforce development, including the impact of recent training legislation. LEP persons often come from both a different language background and a very different cultural background; so English-language instruction must provide…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Federal Legislation
Relave, Nanette – Issue Notes, 2002
Collaboration between welfare and workforce development agencies has increased since the implementation of welfare reform. Federal legislation, state and local policy-making environments, and the capacity of potential partners to serve an agency's clients affect agency collaboration. The following broad approaches to collaboration have been…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
D'Amico, Ronald; Martinez, Alexandria; Salzman, Jeffrey; Wagner, Robin – 2001
In March 2000, thirteen grants were awarded as part of the Individual Training Account/Eligible Training Provider (ITA/ETP) Demonstration. In summer and fall of 2000, the grant recipients' activities were subjected to an interim evaluation. Site visits were made to each grantee to determine what ITA policies and practices were being formulated,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Coordination, Counselor Client Relationship
Buck, Maria L. – 2002
This report highlights issues for policymakers and provides guidance to states and localities implementing the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) by describing the successes and struggles of five cities implementing the new legislation. It presents WIA's basic framework and discusses its impact on these four major audiences: employment and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Certification, Dislocated Workers
Workforce Information Council (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2001
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 emphasizes the importance of high quality, accessible, and relevant information about the labor market for making sound decisions. In order to help both workers and employers, as well as the government agencies that serve them, the Workforce Information System was created and is being improved. The action plan…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Information Systems, Delivery Systems, Employment Opportunities
Lewis, Morgan V.; Resch, Susan – 2001
The Workforce Investment Act 1998 (WIA) made major changes in programs for youth from economically disadvantaged families. It mandated program performance indicators. A study examined the new performance indicators and determined whether they were adequate or should be supplemented with involvement of stakeholders concerned about youth programs.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged Youth
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