This article shows the importance of employment counseling by noting that the counselor helps the individual resolve his vocational problems as well as facilitating suitable placement. (CG)

Employment Security Automation Project (ESAP), a five-year program sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration, features an innovative computer-assisted job matching system and instantaneous computer-assisted service for unemployment insurance claimants. ESAP will also consolidate existing automated employment security systems to…

A study of the labor exchange performance of the Employment Service showed that even after adjusting for differences in economic and demographic conditions, local offices and states varied greatly in their ability to place applicants in jobs. The performance measures examined were placement rate, permanent placement ratio (defined as the…

The annual report describes the 1976-1977 activities of Connecticut's Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, a statewide coordinating agency. Discussed are the following aspects of the Commission: population served, interpretive services, counseling and referral, and job development and placement. It is stated that the Commission, in its 3…

This fact sheet reports data from a national survey of state mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) agencies. The survey was designed to investigate the distribution of people supported by state MR/DD agencies in integrated versus facility-based day and employment services and the levels of funding. Results indicate that while the…

Report of a survey which explored some of the services provided by the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that may be useful to a company's program of equal opportunity employment and provides suggestions on how to use the State employment office with a minimum of difficulty. (TA)

Industrial education students should be made aware of some of the sources of information on job opportunities. The role of the State Employment Service and its computerized job placement service is stressed. (MW)

Intended for state administrators, district supervisors, and middle managers in vocational rehabilitation agencies, this document proposes a marketing approach to placement of the disabled. Chapter 1 outlines an approach to marketing the rehabilitation agency's "products" and services toward the end result of "selling" them to employers. Basic…

Discusses some of the findings of 10 regional studies (funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration) as they relate to future rehabilitation program evaluation efforts under the following topics: Penetration rates, determining process effectiveness, and determining impact. Placement suitability, sustention of client benefits, and consumer…

A study involving 50 rehabilitation professionals, 264 rehabilitation clients, 90 adults with blindness, and 267 employers, identified factors that lead to or impede competitive job placements for clients of a state blindness rehabilitation agency. Also identified were services that employers felt would assist them in hiring or retaining clients.…

Examination of national survey data of state mental retardation/developmental disabilities agencies for integrated and segregated employment and facility-based nonwork services provided during fiscal years 1988 and 1990 found that the percentage and total number of individuals in integrated employment grew significantly. (DB)

Federal and State employment service systems provided local job placement services for Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees in their temporary housing centers. Placements were generally at a lower skill level than refugee qualifications. Resettlement and job placement processes are described, and agencies involved are discussed. (LH)

The Arizona State Employment Service (ASES) provides employment and manpower services to Arizona's American Indian labor force. Functions of the ASES include the standard services of placement, testing vocational guidance, and manpower information dissemination, which resulted in the placement of Indians on 19,595 jobs in 1970. The ASES has…

The Suffolk County Coordinated Manpower Program in New York is a pilot project whose purpose is to eliminate duplication in employer contacts and services delivered. Agencies at the Federal, State, and local levels work together for a common goal. Definitive results await data analysis, but developments are encouraging. (Author/AJ)

Describes the Job Placement Training Program, a training program run by Southern Illinois University that is designed to teach rehabilitation counselors and placement specialists employed by state rehabilitation agencies the knowledge, techniques, and strategies necessary to help rehabilitation clients obtain employment. The program's curriculum…