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Issue: 2002
DescriptionThe Workforce Investment Act of 1998 requires that, with certain exceptions, training services be delivered through the use of Individual Training Accounts (ITAs), which participants can use to procure the training of their choice, so long as the training program is on a state¿s eligible training provider (ETP) list. In March 2000, the U.S. Department of Labor made grant awards to thirteen states …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2002
DescriptionThere is a growing consensus among youth development experts that youth who come under court supervision have multiple issues that must be addressed in comprehensive and coordinated ways if they are to attain employment at wages that will sustain a constructive life path. The Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration, working with the Department of Justice/Office of Juvenile …
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Issue: 2002
DescriptionGrowing consensus among experts holds that youth who come under court supervision have multiple issues that require comprehensive and coordinated services and strategies to help them prepare for and attain jobs at wages that will sustain a constructive life path. A comprehensive approach, in theory, reduces dependency and breaks the pervasive cycle of crime and recidivism often experienced by …
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Issue: 2001
DescriptionUnder the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, a five-year strategic plan (referred to as the "Research Plan") for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) is to be prepared every two years. This plan provides a strategic vision for research efforts based upon extensive input from stakeholders, a review of recent research efforts, an identification of areas …
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Issue: 2001
DescriptionThis report is one of a series presenting findings from the National Job Corps Study. The main impact analysis results based on the experimental design are presented in a companion report. The impact analysis report focuses on the average impacts of the program on post-program earnings and other outcomes. The analysis reported here goes beyond simple average impacts in order to provide program …
PopulationYouth
ProgramJob Corps
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Issue: 2001
DescriptionNot available … Stephen Bell … The Urban Institute …
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Issue: 2001
DescriptionThis report presents the findings of a benefit-cost analysis of Job Corps. In a benefit-cost analysis, a dollar value is placed on each program impact. By measuring impacts in dollars, a benefit-cost analysis enables policymakers to compare the diverse benefits of Job Corps with its costs. It provides a way of assessing the relative size of each impact and the cost-effectiveness of the program as …
PopulationYouth
ProgramJob Corps
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Issue: 2001
DescriptionSince its inception in 1964, Job Corps has been a central part of our country's efforts to improve the economic self-sufficiency of disadvantaged youths. Participants are between 16 and 24 years old; most come to the program without a high school diploma. The program's goal is to help youths become more responsible, employable, and productive citizens.It currently serves over 60,000 new …
PopulationYouth
ProgramJob Corps
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Issue: 2001
DescriptionThis paper provides an overview of changes to the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) due to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA Amendments), signed into law on November 13, 2000. SCSEP, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, is the only Federally sponsored job creation program targeted to low-income older Americans. The program subsidizes part-time …
ProgramSenior Community Service Employment (SCSEP)
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2001
DescriptionA record number of 500,000 offenders will return to their communities in 2001, with juvenile offenders representing an important segment of this reentry group. Without structured aftercare supervision and services, youth offenders reentering their communities may relapse, commit crimes, and return to confinement in either juvenile or adult correctional facilities. Evidence shows that active …