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Download full textWomen's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1985
The National Women's Employment and Education project (NWEE), sponsored by the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, was a fast-paced effort designed to serve 20 women each month, 240 each year. The training concept was quite different from traditional programs in that NWEE's thrust was to move women quickly into jobs. The program…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. – 1999
This handbook, which is intended to assist staff at Neighborhood Networks centers who are responsible for helping unemployed or low-income individuals make the transition from public assistance to self-sufficiency, outlines a 13-step approach to the design and delivery of job readiness programs. The handbook may be used as a guide to direct…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Centers, Community Programs, Delivery Systems
Brown, Rebecca; Ganzglass, Evelyn; Golonka, Susan; Hyland, Jill; Simon, Martin – 1998
This report explores promising welfare-to-work programs and practices of states and localities as they balance supply- with demand-side strategies to help welfare recipients and low-wage workers work their way out of poverty while meeting employers' needs for reliable workers. Chapter 2 describes the new environment created by changes in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Ladders, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Reich, Kathleen – 2000
This publication identifies the front-line lessons learned to date on the role of education in the next phase of welfare reform. It presents the voices of leading welfare administrators, educators, business people, and current and former welfare recipients. Part 1, "Identifying the Issues," presents "The Case for Investing in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Employed Parents, Evaluation Methods
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. – 1999
This guide is for Neighborhood Networks center staff and volunteers who want to learn how centers across the country are helping adults meet work force demands. It provides resources to work force development programs so examples can be tailored to meet the needs of other communities. It focuses on challenges that integrating academics and job…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Computer Literacy
Breslauer, Ardis; And Others – 1991
This guide gives educational service providers materials and resources to increase motivation and address other barriers that hinder the progress toward self-sufficiency of participants in Job Opportunities and Basic Skills/Greater Avenues for Independence (JOBS/GAIN) programs. Section 1 contains an explanation and sample of the Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Assertiveness, Basic Skills
