A national policy of intensified training where the government contracts the economy to cool inflation may be the humane and efficient way to handle the two most vexing economic problems -- inflation and unemployment. The best evidence that the scheme can work is seen in Sweden. (Journal/EB)

Discusses major aspects of one-stop career centers as a system and shows how people use the centers. Also lists contacts for more information about currently operating centers. (JOW)

Women veterans provide employers with a new and added source of well-educated, highly trained, and highly motivated employees. Women veterans possess an impressive range of skills in many diverse areas, including functional and administrative support, medical and dental specialties, communications and intelligence gathering, service and supply,…

TO DECREASE THE TIME LOST BY MIGRATORY WORKERS BETWEEN JOBS AND TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH A DEPENDABLE LABOR SOURCE, THE ANNUAL WORKER PLAN HAS PLANNED COMPREHENSIVE ITINERARIES FOR MIGRANTS SINCE 1954. THREE METHODS ARE USED TO RECRUIT MIGRANT FARM WORKERS UNDER THIS PLAN -- (1) STATE AGENCIES ARRANGE AND CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH CREW LEADERS AND…

These summaries of research and development reports are issued by the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor (DOL) and are designed to provide pertinent information about specific research and development (R&D) studies. Each of the 10 summaries includes availability and cost (where applicable), source of the report,…

The Ottumwa Experimental and Demonstration Project was initiated to develop more economical and more effective ways for delivering comprehensive manpower services to residents of rural areas. The Ottumwa Project involved a fundamental restructuring of rural employment service operations--development of more effective ways of delivering effective…

U.S. Employment Service meshes manpower needs at local level. (Editor)

Provides an overview of U.S. Department of Labor efforts for refugees. Explores ways that agencies serving refugees can enter the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act system at the level of service delivery or policymaking. (Author/GC)

This document reports on a systematic examination of the boundary between public and private delivery of vocational education and other employment and training opportunities, in order to find opportunities to shift the boundary toward greater private involvement without sacrificing public responsibilities. In addition to an executive summary,…

Describes the growing federal commitment to provide government services for rural areas comparable to those available in urban areas. (BH)

This document contains four Congressional hearings to review proposed legislation to revise certain youth employment provisions of Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act. This series of hearings looks into the whole question of how to improve the Federal Government's efforts to educate, train, and improve employment opportunities for the…

This volume presents the letters forwarded to the Secretary of Labor and to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare which summarized the findings and recommendations of the National Manpower Advisory Committee (NMAC) at 32 meetings between September 1962 and December 1971. As March 15, 1972 marked the 10th annivarsary of the passage of the…

The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is now before Congress for review and reenactment. This article examines previous CETA program efforts and the new provisions intended to target jobs and training to the most disadvantaged in terms of income and length of unemployment. (Author/AM)

Teachers will benefit from the Social Security amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-603, including Medicare coverage, increased cash benefits, and liberalization of the amount a retiree may earn while collecting social security benefits. (DS)