Learn and Earn Through Tryout Employment: A Comprehensive Guide for JTPA PractitionersIntended for use by local persons responsible for planning, managing, and evaluating Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs, this guide draws on the experiences that Private Industry Councils, Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), and local program operators have had providing tryout employment. (Tryout employment programs provide entry-level work experiences to young people who would not usually be hired because they lack good work behaviors, attitudes, or skills or because they face other barriers to employment.) The guide describes alternative approaches and techniques used in current tryout programs. The first section of the guide defines tryout employment experience and explains why it is important. The second section provides a systematic approach to use in designing tryout employment programs. The third section uses that approach to describe locally developed programs or program functions such as assessment. This section also contains some examples of key forms developed by SDAs or operators for use with employers and participants in clarifying responsibilities and tracking performance. A list of National Alliance of Business regional service offices concludes the document. (CML) |
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