Youth Employment and Welfare Reform Jobs, 1980: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty, and Migratory Labor of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, on Examination on Legislative Proposals Relating to Youth Employment and the Administration's Welfare Reform Jobs Bill, March 5, 6, 12, and 13, 1980U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 892 pages |
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... job or train- ing position after 16 weeks of assisted job search . I would also emphasize that while single parent family heads with preschool children are not required to work in order to re- ceive their full cash assistance benefit ...
... job or train- ing position after 16 weeks of assisted job search . I would also emphasize that while single parent family heads with preschool children are not required to work in order to re- ceive their full cash assistance benefit ...
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... job search techniques which many people need ; indi- vidual and group job search activities ; private sector job develop- ment ; referrals to unsubsidized jobs ; arrangements for supportive services , such as child care , transportation ...
... job search techniques which many people need ; indi- vidual and group job search activities ; private sector job develop- ment ; referrals to unsubsidized jobs ; arrangements for supportive services , such as child care , transportation ...
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... job search among the activities that may be funded with the II - D training set - aside ? The average wage index under CETA has been causing wide- spread problems . Prime sponsors have found that the index is so low in many areas that ...
... job search among the activities that may be funded with the II - D training set - aside ? The average wage index under CETA has been causing wide- spread problems . Prime sponsors have found that the index is so low in many areas that ...
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... job being permanent and for advancement ? The local work incentive agent which will be part of the job search component should be allowed to determine what is a " bona fide " job . Individuals are allowed to enter the Work and Training ...
... job being permanent and for advancement ? The local work incentive agent which will be part of the job search component should be allowed to determine what is a " bona fide " job . Individuals are allowed to enter the Work and Training ...
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... job search must be for a suitable job . This is similar to the job search in the unemploy- ment compensation program , and I'm just wondering whether that is not an obstacle to what you were proposing the " bridge " jobs . Those are ...
... job search must be for a suitable job . This is similar to the job search in the unemploy- ment compensation program , and I'm just wondering whether that is not an obstacle to what you were proposing the " bridge " jobs . Those are ...
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Page 103 - To improve employment and training programs (10) The Administration should request, and Congress should enact, a consolidated youth title under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, the principal goal of which should be to improve the employability of economically disadvantaged youth ages 16 through 21. (11) The Department of Labor should encourage CETA prime sponsors to invest substantial funds in remedial programs for the most disadvantaged, even if this increases costs per individual...
Page 102 - To linX performance to rewards: (8) Schools and prime sponsors should be encouraged or required to establish local performance standards and disadvantaged youth who achieve the standards should be rewarded with entrance into a more generously stipended program or with a job opportunity. Those who fail to meet the standards should be given second chance opportunities, whenever possible. (9) Prime sponsors should encourage the Private Industry Councils to obtain specifications from employers about...
Page 96 - ... the Commission recommends that the nation make a new commitment to improving the employment prospects of disadvantaged youth. More specifically: • The President and the Congress should identify the employability and employment problems of disadvantaged youth as a domestic issue of critical importance to the future well-being and security of the nation and pledge that the federal government and the nation will devote the resources and efforts necessary to its amelioration. • While the federal...
Page 575 - vocational education" means organized educational programs which are directly related to the preparation of individuals for paid or unpaid employment, or for additional preparation for a career requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree ; and, for purposes of this paragraph, the term "organized education program...
Page 344 - Department of Health. Education, and Welfare Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of...
Page 97 - Federal resources should be targeted on youth most in need. While there is no simple way to identify this group, those youth most at risk come from lowincome families, are members of a minority group, or live in areas with high concentrations of low-income families. The major objective of federal education, training, and employment programs for youth should be to improve the long-term employability of these youth ; that is, their basic education, work habits, ability to absorb new skills on the job,...
Page 29 - ... Experimentation and demonstration activity, unprecedented in size and scope, provided and is still providing knowledge necessary to improve the effectiveness of employment and training services. A solid foundation has been established for youth policies of the 1980's. Let me give you a few examples. The four major new youth employment and training programs created under YEDPA were fully underway within six months of the signing of the Act. They have now been stabilized and are fully integrated...
Page 204 - BEFORE THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT, POVERTY AND MIGRATORY LABOR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE REGARDING THE CONTINUATION OF PROGRAMS CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED UNDER THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 1964 (HR 14449, S. 3870, S. 3798) A CITIZENS' LOBBY FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL MR.
Page 102 - ... vocational education, and CETA programs should be implemented in ways that will broaden the occupational opportunities of young women from disadvantaged backgrounds. (7) Teenage mothers should be treated as a high priority group in both WIN and CETA and their child care and income needs should be fully met, with no diminution of support under AFDC when they participate in an education or training program. To link performance to rewards; (8) Schools and prime sponsors should be encouraged or required...
Page 104 - Prim* sponsors should be permitted to utilise up to 20 percent of their funds under the youth title to assist youth who do not meet the income requirement but nevertheless face substantial barriers to employment. (15) The majority of the funds for the consolidated youth title should be distributed by formula to local prime sponsors. However, a sizeable portion should be set aside for supplemental grants to areas with high concentrations of low-income families and another portion should be reserved...