The 8-percent Section of the Job Training Partnership Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, Hearing Held in Atlanta, GA, December 7, 1985

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Page 73 - Through a statewide network of ten Regional Education Centers for Economic Development, the Education Department works with firms and with economic developers to design customized training programs to help firms remain, expand or come into the State. The Regional Education Centers for Economic Development help to identify training needs of business and industry related to retention, attraction, expansion or technological upgrading and arrange for business specific training programs to address these...
Page 2 - I mentioned before, we have all of your statements, all of your statements will be entered into the record in their entirety and we would...
Page 65 - By 1980, more than 70 percent of all the goods produced in the United States were actively competing with foreign-made goods.
Page 83 - ... owners of business concerns, chief executives or chief operating officers of business concerns who have or have had substantial policy and management responsibility, or their designees. (2) The council shall include representatives of educational agencies in the service delivery area (representative of all educational agencies in the service delivery area), organized labor, rehabilitation agencies, two community-based organizations including 'those serving minority populations (with actual minority...
Page 7 - I am pleased to have the opportunity to testify on behalf of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on S.
Page 81 - Act — such as the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA...
Page 47 - ... can offer vocational education programs which are more closely related to the types of jobs available in their communities. States, and regions; and (9) After consultation with the National Commission for Employment Policy, report annually to the Congress, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Labor on the extent, efficiency, and effectiveness of joint planning and coordination under the Act and the Job Training Partnership Act. (c) The Secretary awards a grant annually for the operation of the...
Page 98 - I a. acquire proficiency in the performance of particular occupational skills. b. acquire employability skills. c. develop the attitudes and related interpersonal skills necessary to perform successfully in a job.
Page 56 - National Alliance of Business. An Overview of the New Job Training System. Survey Report I. Washington, DC: National Alliance of Business, 1984. National Governors
Page 98 - ... acquire knowledge about careers, understand the requirements of various career roles, and be able to make career choices. Career is defined here as all of an individual's life roles, eg, occupational, family, citizen, leisure, and student. a. be able to identify and assess personal characteristics of self and others, and acquire interpersonal skills. b. acquire an understanding of various career roles, and of their requirements...

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