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III. EVALUATION OF THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
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II. MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT OF 1962, AS AMENDED.

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III. GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AND AVAILA-
BILITY OF RESEARCH REPORTS

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INTRODUCTION

The Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) authorized a national program of occupational training and basic manpower research and experimentation-all directed toward helping the American worker to develop to the fullest his skills and potentials and to find his place as a contributor to the economy.

The matching of men and jobs is still an imperfect process because there is always a disparity between the requirements of jobs and the qualifications of jobseekers. As a result, labor shortages exist while at the same time workers are looking for jobs but are unable to find employment.

During 4 years of operation, the MDTA program has demonstrated that it is an effective instrument to provide the underemployed with the opportunity to upgrade their skills and to equip the unemployed with new skills required by a changing job market. The basic education provision of the act also has helped workers to qualify for and benefit from occupational training.

The manpower research and experimentation provisions have stimulated a series of investigations into such problems as the motivation of workers in seeking training and jobs, the methods used by workers to find jobs, the shifting occupa

tional patterns of the economy, and the discovery of better ways of helping disadvantaged persons through training and other manpower services. Recognizing that job opportunities and workers may be separated geographically, the act permits experimentation with various techniques to increase worker mobility.

The needs of the unemployed-the young and old, nonwhite and otherwise disadvantaged-continue to call for action. And so does the Nation's need for trained workers. MDTA training is helping to meet these needs.

In 1965 the MDTA program:

-Enrolled 180,000 trainees, of whom 110,000 completed training. Of those who completed training, 74 percent are employed.

-Reduced manpower and production bottlenecks carrying inflationary potential through training for skilled and semiskilled occupations.

-Helped to meet labor demand for 112,000 jobs in service and service-related occupations through Job Development Programs. -Through labor mobility demonstration projects, aided 1,200 unemployed workers with

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