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Download full textBriggs, Norma L. – 1978
The participation of women in the skilled trades increased appreciably between 1960 and 1970; however, the rate of increase was not as large as could have been expected if women had entered the skilled trades at the same rate they entered the total civilian labor market. The gap between men's and women's median earnings was greater in 1970 than in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apprenticeships, Census Figures, Employed Women
Mattson, Robert E. – 1973
Public Service Employment slots can be developed in three ways: (1) by establishing a pool of jobs into which trainees can be placed; (2) by developing individualized slots for each trainee; (3) by combining the pool and individualized approaches. In terms of administrative and cost efficiency, there is little difference between the pool and the…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Individual Development
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
The General Accounting Office (GAO) surveyed officials in nine federal agencies regarding the following aspects of the employment and training programs they administered: funding levels; types and numbers of participants; services provided; and outcome measures. The 9 agencies were administering 44 programs providing a range of employment and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, American Indians, Budgets
Gross, Robert C. – 2000
This paper contains a transcript of the testimony of Robert C. Gross, representing state employment services program and unemployment compensation agencies, before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources and Education and the Workforce. According to the testimony, the publicly funded work force system has…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Information Systems, Delivery Systems
Hotchkiss, Lawrence; Smythe, John – 1988
Data from a sample of participants in JTP (Job Training Partnership) Ohio under Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) were analyzed and the findings compared to results from a companion study of Title IIA adult Ohio JTP participants. Respondents were surveyed during the 14th-17th weeks following the end of their JTP participation.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis
Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1984
A study examined Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) coordination and program activities for fiscal year 1983. To gather data for the study, researchers reviewed literature on the delivery of CETA services, compared these delivery practices with delivery strategies employed in such CETA predecessors as the Manpower Training and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Balfe, Kevin – 1983
This guide summarizes key principles drawn from successful programs for helping unemployed workers find new jobs and presents a systematic approach to help states plan and manage their worker readjustment efforts. The guide contains two major sections. The first section is an overview and summary that includes background on the dislocation…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Resources, Dislocated Workers, Employer Attitudes
Hahn, Andrew; Friedman, Barry – 1981
Two job search assistance programs for disadvantaged youth, funded under the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Project Act, were evaluated for both operation and impact. The two programs were the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Job Factory, which paid youths a stipend for doing the "job" of finding a job, while providing group activities,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Role
Cava, Karen – 1977
Objectives of the second-year project described in this report were (1) to conduct a series of one-day workshops on job searching skills for at least 400 high school students and recent graduates; (2) to test interested students and match individual abilities and interests with available employment; (3) to contact at least 600 potential employers;…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Employment Counselors, Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities
Camil Associates, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1975
United States Employment Service (ES) characteristics related to recruitment and job search activities in 20 middle-sized American cities from July through December 1974 are described in this report based on interviews with approximately 600 employers and 2,000 job seekers. Part 1 covers employer recruitment and job search, focusing on the role of…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employers
Kogan, Deborah; Fedrau, Ruth; Midling, Michael J.; Remboulis, Maria A.; Wolff, Kristin E. – 1997
This appendix includes individual case study profiles of the One-Stop Career Center implementation experiences of the 9 states and 14 local sites included in the study of initial implementation experiences. The 12 state and local profiles are State of Connecticut (CT); CT Works Career Center, New London, CT; CT Works Career Center, Willimantic,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Centers, Case Studies
Wegmann, Robert; And Others – 1989
This book reviews the present job market and projects the changes in the economy and work lives through the year 2000. It examines the difficulties in finding a job in a constantly changing market and stresses the necessity of learning job-search skills for all adults. The book is organized in 12 chapters grouped in three parts. Part 1 describes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Planning
Wilson, Thurlow R.; And Others – 1978
Designed for those interested in the goal of equal employment opportunity for older job seekers, this booklet presents a summary of the findings of research on the employment of older workers. It is largely based on a study of the employment of older workers conducted November 1976 to March 1978 by the Human Resources Research Organization. The…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Employment Opportunities
Smith, Arthur E.; And Others – 1965
The effectiveness of the Youth Training Project administered by The Jewish Employment and Vocational Service (JEVS) of Saint Louis, Missouri, is assessed in this followup study. The report is based upon an analysis of data regarding 91 youths who actually completed the entire JEVS program. The data were obtained from JEVS records and trainee and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Attitudes, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Speight, John F.; And Others – 1973
The report uses the experiences of the Mississippi Labor Mobility Project, STAR, Inc. (MLMP, STAR, Inc.), and the reports from other experimental labor mobility projects to respond to the problems of clarifying relocation assistance delivery techniques and services as they relate to the goals and objectives of manpower services. The population…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Employment Opportunities
