Descriptor
Source
| Worklife | 7 |
Author
| Barbour, Charles | 1 |
| Barnes, Don | 1 |
| Garza, Oziel | 1 |
| Neill, Shirley Boes | 1 |
| Pfeil, Mary Pat | 1 |
| Walker, Michael J. | 1 |
| Wallworth, John | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 7 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Comprehensive Employment and… | 5 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Barnes, Don – Worklife, 1978
Describes the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) program, with funds provided under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, to train apprentices in home construction trades and place them on jobs, with particulars about the carpentry training program. (MF)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Carpentry, Construction (Process)
Walker, Michael J. – Worklife, 1978
The Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) administered by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration arranges training and placement for disabled veterans in local job service offices. These employees then assist in placing other disabled veterans on jobs. Some typical DVOP success stories are described. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Services, Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training
Pfeil, Mary Pat – Worklife, 1978
Describes the Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsor for ten northern Wisconsin counties. Primary occupations available to program participants are in wood products, paper industry, tool and die manufacturing, welding, meat cutting, and resorts and recreation. (MF)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Barbour, Charles – Worklife, 1978
Describes the Work Equity Project (WEP) in Minnesota, a demonstration project funded by the Employment and Training Administration to place welfare recipients in training and employment programs leading to private, nonsubsidized jobs. WEP offices consolidate social service delivery systems otherwise spread among a number of agencies. (MF)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Employment Services
Garza, Oziel – Worklife, 1978
Describes the job training programs at the Hampden District Regional Skills Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, financed under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. The center trains 650 persons at a time and places more than 800 trainees a year in jobs through involving industry in the planning and training. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Placement, Job Training
Wallworth, John – Worklife, 1979
Describes a number of employment projects for low-income persons over age 55 nationwide through the Employment and Training Administration's Senior Community Service Program. Many public and private agencies are program sponsors, some for several years, receiving federal funds through grants to states. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training
Neill, Shirley Boes – Worklife, 1978
Disabled persons manage a program in San Diego, California, called "Able-Disabled Advocacy," which offers, with federal aid, work experience, counseling, and placement services to the area's disabled through experience in publishing a monthly magazine promoting opportunities for the disabled and through an on-the-job training project.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Career Counseling, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
