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Escambia County Board of Public Instruction, Pensacola, FL. – 1987
In March 1985, the Escambia County School District in Florida entered a public-private partnership with more than 500 employers through the Private Industry Council and began a series of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs to meet the employment and training needs of disadvantaged youth and adults living in the local community. The…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
This hearing concerned an amendment of the Job Training Partnership Act that would establish an education component in the summer youth employment programs funded under part B, Title II, of that Act. The first bill discussed (H.R. 1090) would convert the existing programs to ones that (1) provide basic academic and functional competencies for…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation, Federal Programs, Government Role
Colorado Job Training Partnership Act. Annual Report Program Year, 1994. July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995.
Colorado State Workforce Coordinating Council, Denver. – 1995
In Program Year 1994, Colorado divided its Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds among adult and youth job training programs, summer youth programs, dislocated worker programs, and the Governor's Special Initiatives. JTPA staffing levels decreased at the same rate as the declining budget. The programs became especially efficient at using…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Virginia Governor's Dept. of Employment and Training, Richmond. – 1989
This report provides highlights of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Virginia. An overview details the focus of the report--programs and activities under Title II--and describes program organization and planning. Section II provides an overall picture of JTPA in Virginia. Topics include its funding history, client characteristics,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Department of Labor, Chicago, IL. Region V. – 1989
This document comprises the second volume of a two-volume resource guide to help states and localities take advantage of new Federal initiatives to increase services to youth under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). This volume comprises the discussion papers that formed the basis for the options summarized in the first volume. The papers…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Employment Programs
Scott, Gertrude M.; And Others – 1986
This guide describes the partnerships created by the Bay State Skills Corporation, which successfully united more than 100 people from government, education, and the private sector to train 332 people for jobs averaging $6.27 per hour to start; it also provides guidelines for establishing similar programs. The guide contains seven chapters. The…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Escambia County Board of Public Instruction, Pensacola, FL. – 1990
This report summarizes the major programs of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Escambia County School District, Florida. The report identifies the district's concerns and priorities for the following: state-of-the-art, computer-assisted instruction for basic skills attainment; reconnecting dropouts through aggressive recruitment…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Career Counseling, Computer Assisted Instruction
Stover, Deborah A. – 1990
"Look into the Future" is a program created by a Job Training Partnership Act project and 9to5, Working Women Education Fund, to address the training and retraining needs of office workers in light of the advances in computer and communications systems. This guide describes the model project and suggests steps other organizations can…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Clerical Workers, Curriculum Development, Dislocated Workers
Cuyahoga County Dept. of Development, Cleveland, OH. – 1990
A Cuyahoga County (Ohio) project developed a multiagency, comprehensive basic skills improvement system designed to increase the employability of people receiving public assistance, out-of-school youth, and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) clients. An advisory committee composed of individuals representing the collaborative groups was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Coordination
Interface, Inc., New York, NY. – 1985
To assess the impact of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) on youth employment and training, an examination of its implementation in New York City was undertaken. This study focused on the training, educational, and support activities in the local JTPA during the program's first year (1984-5), with special attention paid to the effects of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Job Training
Long, Patrick T.; Kraus, Barbara E. – 1985
To meet the growing demand for recreation services in rural communities, the Colorado Rural Recreation Director's Project (CRRDP) works as a partnership between the University of Colorado in Boulder and rural Colorado communities. During the summer months, each participating community (52 since the project's beginning in 1981) receives the…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Field Experience Programs
Toledo Area Private Industry Council, OH. – 1991
The Toledo Area Welfare Coordination Task Force, coordinated by the Private Industry Council and funded by the Job Training Partnership Act, brought together more than 20 community leaders representing private and public organizations that have a role to play in implementing the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program in Lucas and Wood…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs
Dumdi, Eleanor S.; Roelofs, Gary – 1984
This handbook examines some of the forms that linkages between education and work have taken in Oregon. The purpose of the handbook is to (1) cite examples of existing linkages around the state; (2) suggest ways to initiate and nurture linkages; (3) cite benefits that accrue from such linkages; and (4) provide names of resource people who have…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Resources, Guidelines, Linking Agents
Florida State Council on Vocational Education, Tallahassee. – 1990
This evaluation addresses Florida concerns that relate to the mandates of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act for the 2 years ending June 30, 1990. It is based on year-round evaluation activities conducted by the Florida Council on Vocational Education through projects, committee meetings, public hearings, surveys, interviews, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, Madison. – 1990
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) 8 Percent Education and Coordination Grant Funds were intended by Congress to bring education as a full partner into the employment and training system. In Wisconsin, these funds were split equally between the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (WBVTAE) and the Department of Public…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Annual Reports
