In this paper, the authors first discuss the Neumark and Troske piece, and then compare the U.S. context to that in Europe and Korea, as described by the Caspar, Hartwig, and Moench and the Cho and Shin contributions. Although they are in basic agreement with Neumark and Troske on the extent and depth of the current employment situation, they…

Since 2001 there has been a renewed government focus on skills development and its relationship with combating unemployment in Ghana. Technical and vocational education and training (hereinafter; TVET), delivered through public and private schools, vocational training institutes and informal apprenticeship training, continues to be seen as an…

This is a congressional hearing to evaluate the administration and effectiveness of Public Law 98-77, the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983. (The purpose of the program established by Public Law 98-77 is to create new on-the-job training opportunities for Vietnam-era and Korean conflict veterans by providing incentives for employers to…

This congressional hearing evaluates at the grassroots level the administration and effectiveness of laws enacted by Congress to assist veterans in obtaining job training and employment. Particular emphasis is placed on the implementation of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983, Public Law 98-77. Testimony includes statements from a…

Emancipatory processes such as perspective transformation and conscientization do not mesh with the aims of job training programs. Training language is often used to control trainees' social perspective. The fundamental question is: In whose interest are training programs for the unemployed run? (SK)

Although the German dual system is frequently touted as a model, it has disadvantages. Much of the cost fall on trainees, it takes a long time to achieve adult status and pay, and young workers are given few responsibilities. It is not recommended for adaptation in Britain. (SK)

Those skeptical of Black liberation through Black business development question the impact of mainly small or medium-sized operations on low per-capita income and high unemployment. Many authorities suggest multifaceted economic development: job training, targeted business development (namely, in service sector), more federal support, and…

This congressional report contains testimony dealing with on-the-job and apprenticeship training programs. More specifically, the testimony focused on the employment problems, educational and training needs, and programs available to assist unemployed as well as underemployed Vietnam era veterans. Included among those agencies and organizations…

Essays by Bertha A. Landrum, Director of Occupational Education at the Maricopa Community Colleges; Jackie Presser, General President of the Teamsters; and Robert W. Scott, President of the North Carolina State Department of Community Colleges highlight the role of community colleges in meeting the nation's human resource development needs. (HB)

Presents data on the unemployment rate of young people in Britain, discusses the personal and institutional barriers that hinder participation of disaffected youth in education and training, and suggests institutional changes that would make curriculum and instruction more suited to contemporary needs and conditions. (SK)

Nine articles describe the experience of Jobrotation in France, Denmark, and Germany, a program that enables workers to take training leaves of absence while their jobs are performed by specially trained replacements. Discusses benefits of this human capital investment for businesses, workers, unemployed persons, and government. (SK)

This report of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs contains amendments to the Veterans' Job Training Act (VJTA). The amendments are followed by a history of the bill to extend and authorize additional funding for the VJTA. This history includes background of the bill, a summary of the bill (H.R. 1504), a discussion of the bill (including…

In the midst of the economic recession of the early 1980's, two major facilities in Galesburg, Illinois, were closed down: a large private company and a state mental health facility which employed 15% of the local residents. The economic and social impact of these closures created a crisis for the town, its inhabitants, and service workers. In…

Describes Employment Training, Britain's new program for unemployed adults. The author interviewed employers, managing agents, and the unemployed and found a distinct lack of enthusiasm about the programs. (JOW)

The "utopian" area of liberal adult education is being attacked in Great Britain as an expensive service. Two reasons are (1) the weakness of the 1944 Education Act in clearly laying upon local authorities the statutory duty of providing adult education and (2) the blurring of the distinction between vocational and non-vocational…