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Connor, Thomas R. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Job Development, Job Placement, Job Training
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1988
In September 1985, the Canadian government introduced the Canadian Jobs Strategy. Two features distinguish the jobs strategy program from Canada's old job development programs and programs for purchasing job training from colleges. These features are: (1) focusing of federal support for labor market adjustment on those individuals who are most in…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries, Job Development
Peer reviewedHaines, David W. – Amerasia Journal, 1989
Explores the lessons drawn from a comparative examination of the North American experience with Southeast Asian refugee resettlement efforts from 1975 to 1978. Reviews demographic dimensions of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement. Provides an overview of the programatic response to refugee arrivals. Assesses these responses with regard to refugee…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedPitsula, James M. – Great Plains Quarterly, 1997
From 1964 to 1971, Saskatchewan's Thatcher government pursued a policy of providing Metis and Indian job placements, supported by job training and housing in urban relocation centers. Based on economic integration of individuals into mainstream society, the government's plan appeared insufferably paternalistic as increasingly militant Metis…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian Education, American Indian History, Foreign Countries
Download full textFORSYTH, G.R.; NININGER, J.R. – 1966
PROGRAM 5 TRAINING FOR THE UNEMPLOYED CAME INTO EXISTENCE UNDER THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1960. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS AND PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ITS FUTURE OPERATION. THE STUDY CONCENTRATED ON (1) THE PROGRAM TRAINEES, (2) EMPLOYER KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND USE OF THE…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role
Nova Scotia NewStart, Inc., Yarmouth. – 1970
Focusing on efforts at human resource development among unemployed and/or disadvantaged Nova Scotia adults (especially those in economically depressed areas), the present annual report reviews Nova Scotia NewStart activities begun in 1968 and carried over into 1969, as well as those designed and initiated in 1969 or planned for initiation in 1970.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Annual Reports
Church, Kathryn; Fontan, Jean-Marc; Ng, Roxana; Shragge, Eric – 2000
This working paper lays groundwork for a Network for New Approaches to Lifelong Learning study on informal learning by people displaced from the labor market or chronically unemployed, in the context of community organizations. Section 1 examines the context and two particularly significant features--wider changes in the nature of work and related…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Education, Community Organizations
MacMillan, James A.; And Others – 1972
Research objectives were to: determine the impact of selected manpower programs on the Interlake area of Manitoba, employing a benefit-cost analysis; measure the differential effects of manpower services; produce a data base on characteristics of the unemployed and underemployed; and compare the long run benefits of manpower, capital improvements,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
PDF pending restorationCanadian Guidance and Counselling Foundation, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1993
Society needs citizens who best utilize their talents, who make informed career choices, and who contribute to the social and economic development of their country. The Canadian organization, Creation and Mobilization of Counselling Resources for Youth (Camcry) partnership, helps young Canadians achieve meaningful careers and helps practicing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). Employment Support Services Branch. – 1984
This booklet lists and describes materials that can be used for employment counseling in Canada. The booklet is organized in two parts. The first part lists and describes counseling tools. Some of the tools listed include Moving On, the Canadian Occupational Interest Inventory, the General Aptitude Test Battery, Index to Canadian Occupations,…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development
Lindsay, Janis – 1983
A study examined the career education opportunities available to mentally handicapped adults in British Columbia. The primary objectives of the study were to assess the effectiveness of various methods and models in meeting the needs of mentally handicapped adults, to explore the policy implications of the program strengths and weaknesses, to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education), Career Education
