Dislocated Workers. Local Programs and Outcomes under the Job Training Partnership Act.

Institution	General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
Titel	Dislocated Workers. Local Programs and Outcomes under the Job Training Partnership Act.
Quelle	(1987), (90 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adults; Compliance (Legal); Dislocated Workers; Employment Programs; Federal Programs; Job Placement; Job Training; Middle Aged Adults; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Retraining; Unemployment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsloser; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Umschulung; Arbeitslosigkeit
Abstract	The General Accounting Office (GAO) surveyed all Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III dislocated worker projects operating between October 1982 and March 1985 to obtain program information concerning (1) results achieved, such as placement rates and average wage levels; (2) assistance provided to participants, including skill training, direct placement, and support services; (3) characteristics of participants; and (4) program administration. The Title III projects reported having placed 69 percent of their participants in jobs. The average wage level reported for the jobs in which Title III participants were placed was $6.61 per hour--higher than the wage levels reported by other employment and training programs but lower than participants' prior wages and lower than that paid to private sector hourly nonsupervisory workers. While the services provided to Title III participants varied considerably, the predominant service provided was job placement assistance (more than 80 percent). Fewer than half of the participants received occupational skill training, and fewer than a quarter received support services. The projects also enrolled fewer older and less educated dislocated workers than the characteristic population of this group. Two issues emerged from GAO's analysis of the administration of Title III projects: the need to speed up implementation of Title III projects in some states and the need to reevaluate the matching requirement. Recommendations also were made to promote assistance for older and less educated workers. (KC)
Anmerkungen	U.S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (First five copies free; additional copies--$2.00; 100 or more--25% discount).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC