Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity
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Category : Occupational training
Languages : en
Pages : 748

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Languages : en
Pages : 48

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The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 19981 provides states and local areas an unprecedented opportunity to substantially change the way youth workforce development services are configured and delivered. Historically, programs designed to assist at-risk youth to attain employment and self-sufficiency were a patchwork of short-term, stand alone services delivered by a loosely coordinated network of providers, often resulting in redundancies and inefficiencies. WIA aims to broaden the job training and placement focus of its predecessor, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), by requiring states and localities to create a more comprehensive workforce investment system that addresses youths many development needs. In addition, WIA requires states and localities to streamline the delivery of at least 17 federally funded employment and training services most of which may include some youth services2 that are administered by the Departments of Labor, Education, and other agencies through one-stop centers, physical sites that serve as gateways to information and services found in communities. 3 Through its holistic approach to serving at-risk youth, WIA, its implementing regulations, and Department of Labor (DOL) guidance call for a comprehensive youth development system4 that is linked more closely to local labor market needs and community youth activities, emphasizes comprehensive service strategies to engage youth year-round, and requires parents, program participants, and other members of the community with experience in youth services to provide input on youth programs. To ensure youth programs are tailored to the needs of youth and the community, WIA promotes partnerships among diverse programs and community representatives, in part, through their participation on newly created state and local workforce investment boards and youth councils.

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Category : Occupational training
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity
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Category : Manpower policy
Languages : en
Pages : 444

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Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Occupational retraining
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity
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Category : Occupational training
Languages : en
Pages : 760

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
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Category : Hard-core unemployed
Languages : en
Pages : 872

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Author: Sigurd R. Nilsen
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428946233
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Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Directors of 505 local workforce investment boards (WIBs) nationwide were surveyed to understand implementation status, linkages with education, and factors affecting implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. Findings indicated nearly all local WIBs established a youth council and a network of youth service providers; local boards found it challenging to get parents and youth to participate on youth councils; a number of local areas found it difficult to identify and select youth service providers through the competitive selection process because low numbers of providers responded to requests for proposals; educators participated on youth councils and delivered services but remained tentative partners; two factors facilitated implementation--experience in collaborative efforts among youth-serving agencies and placing priority on youth development; and legislative requirements (such as documenting income eligibility, meeting spending requirement for out-of-school youth, measuring performance indicators and setting performance goals, and meeting partnering requirements) impeded implementation progress or adversely affected service delivery. Appendixes include a comparison of key youth provisions under WIA and the Job Training Partnership Act and Department of Labor comments. (Contains 28 footnotes.) (YLB)

Author: United States
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Category : Manpower policy
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Remedial education
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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