Job training policy in the United States / Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, Stephen A. Wandner editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Leary, Christopher J.

Straits, Robert A.

Wandner, Stephen A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occupational training--Government policy--United States.

Occupational training.

Occupational training--Government policy.

Evaluation.

United States.

Occupational training--United States--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

xi, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2004.

Contents:

U.S. job training / Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner

Performance management of U.S. job training programs / Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. Smith

The effectiveness of publicly financed training in the United States / Christopher T. King

Implementation issues in delivering training services to adults under WIA / Ronald D'Amico and Jeffrey Salzman

The use of service providers and brokers/consultants in employment and training programs / Janet O. Javar and Stephen A. Wandner

Individual training accounts, eligible training provider lists, and consumer report systems / Paul Decker and Irma Perez-Johnson

The scope of employer-provided training in the United States / Robert I. Lerman, Signe-Mary Mckernan, and Stephanie Riegg

International experience with job training / Lori G. Kletzer and William L. Koch

Public job training / Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0880993065

0880993073

OCLC:

54881967