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Disabled Veterans on the Job Front.
Walker, Michael J. – Worklife, 1978
The Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) administered by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration arranges training and placement for disabled veterans in local job service offices. These employees then assist in placing other disabled veterans on jobs. Some typical DVOP success stories are described. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Services, Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training
TAPS Would Sound the End of Epilepsy Bias.
Asher, Janet K. – Worklife, 1978
The Epilepsy Foundation of America, with funding from Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), originated the Training and Placement Services (TAPS) Project for epileptics. Although the majority of epileptics are able to work, employer prejudice has been the principle obstacle to their employment. Several individual cases are described.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bias, Employer Attitudes, Epilepsy
CETA Pioneers in the North Country.
Pfeil, Mary Pat – Worklife, 1978
Describes the Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsor for ten northern Wisconsin counties. Primary occupations available to program participants are in wood products, paper industry, tool and die manufacturing, welding, meat cutting, and resorts and recreation. (MF)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Minnesota Puts Work Equity to the Test.
Barbour, Charles – Worklife, 1978
Describes the Work Equity Project (WEP) in Minnesota, a demonstration project funded by the Employment and Training Administration to place welfare recipients in training and employment programs leading to private, nonsubsidized jobs. WEP offices consolidate social service delivery systems otherwise spread among a number of agencies. (MF)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Employment Services
Where the "T" in CETA Is Very Important.
Garza, Oziel – Worklife, 1978
Describes the job training programs at the Hampden District Regional Skills Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, financed under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. The center trains 650 persons at a time and places more than 800 trainees a year in jobs through involving industry in the planning and training. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Placement, Job Training
Putting It All Together in Suffolk County
Baker, B. Kimball – Worklife, 1976
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)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Organizations, Coordination, County Programs
New Adventures for Seniors in World of Work.
Wallworth, John – Worklife, 1979
Describes a number of employment projects for low-income persons over age 55 nationwide through the Employment and Training Administration's Senior Community Service Program. Many public and private agencies are program sponsors, some for several years, receiving federal funds through grants to states. (MF)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training