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Download full textWasil, Raymond A. – 1974
The guide argues for the establishment of placement services in secondary schools and provides detailed instructional units and suggestions for conducting pre-employment clinics which aim to provide all students leaving school with a basic understanding and working knowledge of the skills necessary to seek out and obtain employment or additional…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Employment Qualifications, Employment Services, High School Students
Wasil, Raymond A. – 1974
The guide is designed to provide school administrators and guidance directors with an outline of what has been and what can be developed in the areas of structure and organization of student job placement programs. It describes a model program developed for the Akron-Summit County Ohio secondary schools, and consists of detailed outlines of the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Employment Programs, Employment Services, High School Students
Haber, William; Kruger, Daniel – 1964
This monograph examines the developments which have influenced the United States Employment Service during the 30 years of its history, since the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933. The major social and economic developments, the enabling legislation, and the issues and problems regarding the proper role of that service are discussed. Some of the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Career Counseling, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Accounting and Information Management Div. – 1994
A study examined states' development of automated systems for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program administered by the states, with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) responsible for program oversight and direction. Results indicated that ACF had not provided direction and focus in its systems development guidance…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Romero, Carol J.; And Others – 1991
Re-employment experiences were analyzed for dislocated workers who used the services of the Employment Service (ES) during the 1980s under the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act (EDWAA). Data came from administrative records in three states--Pennsylvania, California, and Missouri--noteworthy for differences in their…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers, Eligibility
Campbell, Robert E.; And Others – 1981
An investigation focused on determining whether additional services should be provided to Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program terminees to help them find and retain employment. It was illustrated that follow-through services were needed to help the significant number of CETA terminees who do not become employed after their…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Disadvantaged
Besse, Art – 1979
This report is written to address the informational void of literature explaining the cause of the conflict, rather than cooperation, existing between the CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and ES (Employment Service) systems. It also touches on the reasonableness of ES and CETA operating similar but separate systems. One section is…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Comparative Analysis
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
Coker, Charles C.; Flynn, Mary; Menz, Fredrick E.; McAlees, Daniel C. – 1998
This report details the outcomes of a study conducted in response to concerns about the impact of workforce development and welfare reform upon persons with disabilities being served by community rehabilitation programs. Twenty-three focus groups involving over 200 individuals were held in 13 different cities across eight states. Participants came…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Programs, Disabilities
Montana Univ. Affiliated Rural Inst., Missoula. – 1994
This guide provides information on funding resources for supported employment in Montana. Supported employment provides individuals with severe disabilities the tools necessary to enter into an integrated work setting at a competitive wage. Supported employment generally consists of the professional expertise of a job coach, job development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Hotchkiss, Lawrence; Smythe, John – 1988
Data from a sample of adult participants in JTP Ohio under Title IIA of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) were analyzed. Respondents were surveyed after completion of 13 weeks of JTP training. Five outcome variables were studied: weeks worked, employment status during week 13, earnings in week 13, welfare status during week 13, and school…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis
Perspective: Essays and Reviews of Issues in Employment Security and Employment and Training Programs, 1985
This issue of an annual journal contains 18 essays on unemployment insurance (UI) and employment and training programs. Part 1, "Historical Perspective," contains the following papers: "Reflections on Wisconsin and Unemployment Insurance" (Wilbur J. Cohen); "Outstanding Ideas Form UI's Foundation" (Richard Wagner); "One State's Experience: 1939"…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Practices, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1978
The activities presented in this Work Incentive (WIN) program report are those designed to assist the movement of employable Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients from welfare to work and economic independence. The first of seven sections presents statistics on WIN programs, including (1) intake, (2) individuals employed, (3)…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Blacks, Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities
Nebraska State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1979
This report examines the state of employment opportunity for women and minorities in Omaha, Nebraska. The economic setting of Omaha is described. The two key segments of affirmative action in Omaha, recruitment and career ladder opportunities, are discussed. The role of pre-employment programs such as the job service, schools, apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Business, Community Organizations, Employment Opportunities
Bloom, Dan; Scrivener, Susan; Michalopoulos, Charles; Morris, Pamela; Hendra, Richard; Adams-Ciardullo, Diana; Walter, Johanna – 2002
An evaluation of Jobs First (JF) compared the experiences of JF participants who were subject to welfare reform policies with those of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) participants who were subject to prior welfare rules. It collected information for four years about JF's impacts on participants' children and analyzed its financial…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Children
