Takes a look at the first two and one-half years of the Job Training Partnership Act: its purpose, how it compares to past job training programs funded by the Federal Government, service delivery areas, private industry councils, intended audience of the project, and project success stories. (CT)

This study examines key theoretical principles of learning-oriented evaluation for HRD programs. Practical guidelines for the implementation of learning-oriented evaluation are also developed based on the related literature. This study suggests that evaluation should be a learning process in which information and knowledge are socially constructed…

Reports the results of survey conducted among private employers and personnel managers in Birmingham, Alabama. (MB)

Outlines some of the achievements of the Summer Program for Economically Disadvantaged Youth (SPEDY) during the summer of 1978. Four programs in Virginia, Minnesota, Texas, and Washington are examined not because they are exemplary but because they illustrate what is happening in some of the better youth employment programs around the country. (CT)

Applying attribution theory principles to evaluation of educational programs, the effects of training for social service employees were evaluated by trainees, training instructors, and agency supervisors. Findings confirmed a concept of attribution theory: trainees and instructors tended to have similar responses, while agency supervisor responses…

An experimental study of the impact of a prevocational literacy program on subsequent occupational education for military personnel yielded findings that led to a major redesign of the literacy program. (CT)

Design of in-company training for students must consider objectives, staff, methods, duration, and timing. Data collection tools to monitor progress and evaluate performance are critical. A support team to provide guidance, information, and placement assistance is also an important element. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)

Evaluation of the work experience and job training (WEJT) program of Kenosha County (Wisconsin) suggests that it has no effect on length of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), a preventive impact on AFDC cases headed by never-married African-American teenagers, and a negative impact on unemployed parent cases. (SLD)

Identifies three needs: critical discourse between evaluators of vocational training programs and policymakers/administrators; greater convergence between training policy and labor market policy; and coherent research using both process- and product-oriented quality indicators. (SK)

This evaluation of European Community and Union vocational training programs looks at programs implemented before and after the 1994 European Union treaty. It concludes that the political and legal framework has allowed only modest successes and the third generation of programs must take this into account. (SK)

From 1974 through 1976, a program to test the feasibility of vouchering manpower training was incorporated into the existing Work Incentive (WIN) program in Portland, Oregon. The purpose of the second phase of the program was to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating vouchers into an on-the-job (OJT) program as an optional component that…

TWENTY STUDENTS AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOL-TO-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES. COMMENTS BY THE STUDENTS INDICATE THE FRIENDLINESS OF EMPLOYERS, THE SUCCESS OF THE STEP PROGRAM, AND A GRATEFULNESS FOR BEING INVOLVED IN A JOB TRAINING EXPERIENCE. THE FOLLOWING ARE AMONG THE MANY DIFFERENT JOBS WHICH…

This report provides a comprehensive model of an optimum apprenticeship program, using survey and interview data to determine the essential characteristics of such a program. The model is intended to serve as a framework for constructing new programs and evaluating existing ones. Subsequent volumes will discuss survey findings in specific trade…