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Issue: 1997
Evaluation of Workers Profiling and Reemployment Services Systems
DescriptionThis report provides Congress and the Department of Labor with the required feedback about the implementation and operations of the Worker Profiling and Redeployment System (WPRS) nationwide and the effectiveness of such systems in six early implementation States. This report is based on data from two primary sources: a survey of all State administrators about the implementation and operations of …
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A Positive Force: The First Two Years of Youth Fair Chance
DescriptionThe Youth Fair Chance (YFC) program, started in 1994. The program supports efforts in 16 urban and rural areas to help young people ages 14 to 30 finish high school, get better jobs, and address personal and family problems that are obstacles to success (a 17th site was added later). The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), provides youths with education, employment preparation …
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Issue: 1997
Involving Employers in Training: Case Studies
DescriptionThis is a three-volume report focusing on employer-based training (EBT) and was prepared to support the Department's efforts to disseminate information about effective strategies and practices for training and retraining the American workforce. This report provides in-depth descriptions and assessments for 17 EBT programs; nine of which were established and operated by firms in partnership with …
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The Aging Baby Boom: Implications for Employment and Training Programs
DescriptionThe post-World War II baby boom generation has had a profound effect on public policy and society at large. At each stage of the life cycle, this generation has changed the demand for public services. The social and policy phenomena associated with the baby boom result from a complex interaction of (a) the sheer numbers of people in this generation, and (b) the coincident occurrence of important …
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Experiences and Lessons of the School-to-Work/Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration
DescriptionOver the past decade, global competition and calls for upgrading the American workforce have generated greater public interest in the preparation of American youths for employment. Some evidence suggests that the American educational system is failing to equip students with the skills necessary to enter the labor market, either directly after high school or after postsecondary education or …
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Issue: 1997
Involving Employers in Training: Literature Review
DescriptionThis is a three-volume report focusing on employer-based training (EBT) and was prepared to support the Department's efforts to disseminate information about effective strategies and practices for training and retraining the American workforce. This report synthesizes information on the nature and effects of private sector training. … Nancy Pindus … Kellie Isbell … The Urban Institute … James …
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Involving Employers in Training: Best Practices
DescriptionThis is a three-volume report focusing on employer-based training (EBT) and was prepared to support the Department's efforts to disseminate information about effective strategies and practices for training and retraining the American workforce. This report synthesizes the resulting findings across the 17 case studies and provides recommendations on effective strategies for implementing EBT …
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Issue: 1997
Evaluating the Net Impact of School-to-Work: Proceeding of a Roundtable
DescriptionThe School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 requires the Secretaries of Education and Labor to conduct an evaluation of school-to-work. The evaluation is to "track and assess the progress of implementation of State and local programs and their effectiveness." In implementing this provision, the Secretaries have commissioned a process evaluation which will track and assess implementation …
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Issue: 1997
Responses to Defense Cutbacks: The Dislocation Aversion Approach
DescriptionThis series of reports responds to three main approaches used in a demonstration to respond to defense downsizing. As no single report could easily meet the informational needs of such a heterogeneous group, the reports were "packaged" into three separate volumes so readers could select the volumes which interested them most. A final volume contained the findings and lessons learned. This report …
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Issue: 1997
Responses to Defense Cutbacks: The Community Planning Approach
DescriptionThis series of reports responds to three main approaches used in a demonstration to respond to defense downsizing. As no single report could easily meet the informational needs of such a heterogeneous group, the reports were "packaged" into three separate volumes so readers could select the volumes which interested them most. A final volume contained the findings and lessons learned. This report …