J. Trutko, D. Nightingale, and B. Barnow, The Urban Institute, prepared for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 1999.
D. Nightingale, J. Trutko, and B. Barnow, The Urban Institute, prepared for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 1999.
J. Trutko, N. Pindus, B. Barnow, and D. Nightingale, The Urban Institute, prepared for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 1999.
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: ? Performance Period: October 1998 – May 1999 Project Summary (download full report – PDF): The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grants program, authorized under the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1997, provides an important opportunity for states and localities to create program models that encourage welfare […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Joan Burchell Performance Period: December 1997 – December 2000 Project Summary: The United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) initiated the High Wage for Dislocated Workers Demonstration Program in Program Year 1995 pursuant to Section 324 of the Job Training […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Maurice Birch Performance Period: January 1998 – December 1998 Project Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine (1) the demand for production workers by shipyards in Louisiana and Mississippi, with a particular emphasis on the manpower requirements for seven occupations (welders, […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Doug Holl and Maureen Cronin Performance Period: January 1998 – June 1999 Project Summary: This project involved a rapid response study for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on effective practices for coordinating workforce and economic development activities in communities affected by defense […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Sande Schifferes Performance Period: September 1998 – February 1999 Project Summary: The Workforce Investment Act (Public Law 105-220), signed into law August 7, 1998, substantially revamped the employment and training system in the United States. An important part of WIA — and a […]
Sponsoring Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Project Officer: Sande Schifferes Performance Period: September 1998 – July 1999 Project Summary: The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Grant Program, authorized under the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1997, provided an important opportunity to create program models that encourage welfare recipients to combine work and training or education. […]