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Illinois State Board of Education, 2023
This report describes the establishment of and delivery of Illinois Career and Technical Education (CTE), the existing condition of Illinois CTE based on fiscal year 2022 data, and the future developments and recommendations for CTE in our state as required by Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 435/2e. Further, this report provides an update on police…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Equal Education, Gender Bias, Program Development
Illinois Community College Board, 2009
The Illinois Community College Board provided more than $3.3 million to community colleges during fiscal year 2009 to support local workforce and economic development services through their Business and Industry Centers. The workforce development activities conducted under this grant include customized job training on campus or on-site at a…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Nontraditional Education, Community Colleges, Industry
Illinois State Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs, Springfield. – 1992
This booklet presents the inspirational stories of 31 people who were served by Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs in Illinois. Their stories reflect the mission and success of JTPA in Illinois and illustrate how these 31 individuals with diverse backgrounds--school dropouts, teen parents, former substance abusers, welfare recipients,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Career Education, Cooperative Programs
Illinois Community College Board, 2008
The Illinois Community College Board provided more than $3.3 million to community colleges during fiscal year 2008 to provide workforce and economic development services through their Business and Industry Centers. The workforce development activities conducted under this grant include customized job training on campus or on-site at a business;…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Nontraditional Education, Community Colleges, Industry
Washburn, John S.; Galloway, James R. – Vocational Education Journal, 1987
The authors describe the state-sponsored Illinois Vocational Instructor Practicum. This program provides financial support for teachers to spend up to eight weeks in a private sector position, allowing them to update their work when they return to the vocational education classroom. (CH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Field Experience Programs, Inservice Teacher Education, Internship Programs
Illinois State Dept. of Public Aid, Springfield. – 1993
This report describes the programs provided by the Illinois Department of Public Aid and the initiatives that the department has begun to help welfare recipients find work and get off welfare rolls. Programs described include the following: (1) AFDC (Aid for Families with Dependent Children) Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program (JOBS), which…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
King, Christopher T.; And Others – 1995
A study assessed the success of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs by examining current approaches, featuring operational and experimentally based measures, all using the individual as the unit observation. The research used Program Year 1990 JTPA termination and associated program participation records in Illinois and Texas. Two…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Education, Employment Patterns
Creticos, Peter A.; Sheets, Robert G. – 1992
The second phase of a two-phase study evaluated (through 24 care studies in California, Missouri, Illinois, and New York) the feasibility of implementing an evaluation model of workplace-based retraining programs developed during the first phase of the project in California. The feasibility study addressed two components of an evaluation system:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Inplant Programs, Labor Force Development
Illinois State Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation, Springfield. – 1987
This report explores the organization and administration of the education for employment delivery system in Illinois. Problems central to service delivery in Illinois are identified in such key areas as intake, assessment and follow-up practices, gaps in services and duplicative services and regional and local planning boundaries. Legislative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Delivery Systems, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1989
This report highlights the involvement of Illinois public community colleges in preparing individuals for employment, including instruction and services offered to students and businesses. After providing an overview of the state's community college system, the report describes the following components and aspects of employment preparation: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1994
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education surveyed by mail 186 educational and Job Training Partnership ACT (JTPA) representatives to evaluate the coordination between the state's vocational education system and its job training system. The response rate was 51 percent. Findings indicated that the majority of the service delivery area (SDA)…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Creticos, Peter A.; Sheets, Robert G. – 1990
The first objective of a two-phase project was to clarify the policy rationale and intervention model for state-financed workplace-based retraining programs in terms of their two objectives of retaining jobs and preventing unemployment. The second objective was to develop: (1) an evaluation system for these programs that was composed of business…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Case Studies, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
National Council on Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1980
This evaluation of programs conducted in fiscal 1978 under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) consists of an overall picture of the 1978 YEDPA program experience and case studies of programs in 12 states. Findings and recommendations are presented concerning the implementation of YEDPA programs by Comprehensive Employment…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Awareness, Career Education, Case Studies
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. – 1991
The following presentations are included in this document: "A Nation of Students" (Lamar Alexander); "Businesses Are Clamoring for Skilled Workers" (Betsy Brand); "We Need to Be Partners in Reality" (Roberts Jones); "The Value of a Working Parent as a Role Model" (JoAnne Barnhart); "Human Capital Is…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Illinois Community College Board, 2007
The Illinois Community College Board provided more than $3.3 million to community colleges during fiscal year 2007 to provide workforce and economic development services through their Business and Industry Centers. The workforce development activities conducted under this grant include customized job training on campus or on-site at a business;…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Nontraditional Education, Community Colleges, Industry
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