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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... the programs in FY 1979 , over 64,000 entered employment , and 179,000 others had positive terminations , such as entering the military , or returning to school . During Fiscal Year 1979 , 5,500 youth received their General ( High 31.
... the programs in FY 1979 , over 64,000 entered employment , and 179,000 others had positive terminations , such as entering the military , or returning to school . During Fiscal Year 1979 , 5,500 youth received their General ( High 31.
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... Positive Terminations 179,000 Non - Positive Terminations . 83,000 35 55 168,300 25 70,000 520 57 10,700 36 24 13,000 43 .. Other Results Cbtained GCD 3 / Returned to School Received Academic Credit 5,500 64,300 27,900 5,200 60,400 ...
... Positive Terminations 179,000 Non - Positive Terminations . 83,000 35 55 168,300 25 70,000 520 57 10,700 36 24 13,000 43 .. Other Results Cbtained GCD 3 / Returned to School Received Academic Credit 5,500 64,300 27,900 5,200 60,400 ...
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... Positive Non - Positive Total 33,258 18,185 63 41,788 62 34 23,251 35 1,795 3 2,147 253 24,223 46 21,658 30,219 45 40 27,550 41 7,200 14 9,351 14 54 Ο 66 5140 3,639 832 5,740 37,386 11 71 3,802 1,839 722272 4,488 1,101 7,376 47,127 11 ...
... Positive Non - Positive Total 33,258 18,185 63 41,788 62 34 23,251 35 1,795 3 2,147 253 24,223 46 21,658 30,219 45 40 27,550 41 7,200 14 9,351 14 54 Ο 66 5140 3,639 832 5,740 37,386 11 71 3,802 1,839 722272 4,488 1,101 7,376 47,127 11 ...
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... of CETA and strive to operate programs in a manner which will result in more positive outcomes for the participants . It means concen- trating on results . 1 Yuperyment and Training Abatuiscon Comparison of Bingot Authority , 76.
... of CETA and strive to operate programs in a manner which will result in more positive outcomes for the participants . It means concen- trating on results . 1 Yuperyment and Training Abatuiscon Comparison of Bingot Authority , 76.
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... ( a ) to sustain the positive effects achieved at the elementary level and ( b ) to provide a second chance for those not adequately served at the elementary level . ( 3 ) To encourage a partnership with other local 102.
... ( a ) to sustain the positive effects achieved at the elementary level and ( b ) to provide a second chance for those not adequately served at the elementary level . ( 3 ) To encourage a partnership with other local 102.
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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...