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Download full textFlorida State Legislature, Tallahassee. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. – 1997
Following a review of programs conducted under the Job Training Partnership Act in Florida, the following recommendations were implemented: long-term performance was evaluated; local training efforts were examined; and employment training program oversight responsibility was assigned to Enterprise Florida Jobs and Education Partnership. Further…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 2000
This technical assistance paper is designed to provide local adult vocational education administrators and teachers in Florida with information to implement the Vocational Preparatory Instruction (VPI) programs more effectively and in compliance with the VPI curriculum frameworks. Developed by practitioners in the state of Florida, the curriculum…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Definitions
Manikas, William J. – Manpower, 1975
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Kemple, James J.; And Others – 1995
An evaluation addressed whether Project Independence, Florida's Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program, had reduced welfare costs and increased the employment, earnings, and income of welfare recipients. It examined the experiences of more than 18,000 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) applicants and recipients from 9 randomly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Kemple, James J.; Haimson, Joshua – 1994
In 1987, Florida anticipated the federal Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program with Project Independence, a statewide welfare-to-work program. It was structured to increase employment among Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients as quickly as possible, primarily through job search activities. An evaluation was begun in 9…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Services, Federal Legislation, Job Placement
Florida State Legislature, Tallahassee. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. – 1995
The Enterprise Florida Jobs and Education Partnership was developed to create and maintain a highly skilled work force able to respond to rapidly changing technology and market opportunities essential to a competitive Florida economy. A review of the partnership found the following: (1) the partnership has adopted a research design as required by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Institutional Cooperation
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2003
Reauthorization of welfare reform legislation has focused attention on the effectiveness of short-term training as a means for welfare recipients to attain self-sufficiency. Its effects on employment and earnings have been one focus of recent evaluations of federal programs. Although some Job Opportunities and Basic Skills programs produced…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 2000
This technical assistance paper is designed to provide local adult education administrators and teachers in Florida with information to help them more effectively implement General Educational Development (GED) programs, which are designed to help students pass the Official GED Test and become successful employees in the world of work. The paper…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
Florida State Council on Vocational Education, Tallahassee. – 1987
The purpose of this paper is to examine substate linkages between business, labor, and vocational education in Florida. Information for the paper was gathered by reviewing the activities of the Regional Coordinating Councils for Vocational, Adult and Community Education, the Private Industry Councils, the regional consortia, and organized labor.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Employment Programs, Institutional Cooperation, Job Training
Florida State Council on Vocational Education, Tallahassee. – 1993
Evaluation of the coordination of vocational education and programs provided under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) included a survey of Florida's 24 service delivery areas (SDAs). The assessment was designed to provide a "snapshot" of the services provided to JTPA clients through educational institutions and on-the-job training…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
Florida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1990
This study examines the intent and operation of postsecondary education linkages with business and industry. Following an introduction, chapter II describes the Industry Services Training Program, which provides occupational training for jobs created by new, expanding, and diversified industry, and the Sunshine State Skills Program, which helps to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Economic Development, Job Skills
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1981
The first of a series of productivity primers examining the interrelationship among vocational education, productivity, and economic development, this volume contains selections from a national conference on the role of vocational education in economic development and productivity that was held in Columbus, Ohio from June 24 through June 26, 1981.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Allen, Pam; Pardue, Don – 2002
The Jobs for Florida's Graduates (JFG) program targets high school students and provides services to help these students graduate and to continue their education or find meaningful employment within one year of graduation. School managers and "job specialists" serve as mentors, identify at-risk high school students, and provide them with…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Education Work Relationship, Employment Services, Graduation
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 2000
Adult basic education practitioners in Florida are being faced with new work force development program requirements as a result of recent legislation. This technical assistance paper is designed to provide local adult education administrators and teachers with information to help them to implement Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Workplace…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques
Florida State Legislature, Tallahassee. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. – 2000
A review of Florida's work force development (WD) system focuses on state-level entities and programs involved in providing job training services, workforce education services, and other services to help persons obtain and retain jobs. State-level WD entities consist of 10 state agencies and public-private partnerships, 2 primary state-level…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Employment Services
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