Upjohn Research

Title

Job Training Policy in the United States

Authors

Christopher J. O'Leary, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Robert A. Straits, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Stephen A. Wandner, U.S. Dept. of Labor

Year

2004

Abstract

This book provides a broad overview of federally funded job training programs as they exist today. The notable list of contributors review what training consists of and how training programs are implemented under WIA. In particular, they examine training service providers and methods of delivering training services, including the use of individual training accounts and eligible training provider lists. Performance management under WIA is examined, as well as the effectiveness of training programs. In addition, public training programs are compared to private training provided in the United States and to public training programs offered in other industrial nations.

Contents

1. U.S. Job Training: Types, Participants, and History / Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, Stephen A. Wandner
2. Performance Management of U.S. Job Training Programs / Burt S. Barnow, Jeffrey A. Smith
3. The Effectiveness of Publicly Financed Training in the United States: Implications for WIA and Related Programs / Christopher T. King
4. Implementation Issues in Delivering Training Services to Adults under WIA / Ronald D'Amico, Jeffrey Salzman
5. The Use of Service Providers and Brokers/Consultants in Employment and Training Programs / Janet O. Javar, Stephen A. Wandner
6. Individual Training Accounts, Eligible Training Provider Lists and Consumer Reporting Systems / Paul Decker, Irma Perez-Johnson
7. The Scope of Employer-Provided Training in the United States: Who, What, Where, and How Much? / Robert I. Lerman, Signe-Mary Mckernan, Stephanie Riegg
8. International Experience with Job Training: Lessons for the United States / Lori G. Kletzer, William L. Koch
9. Public Job Training: Experience and Prospects / Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, Stephen A. Wandner

Citation

O'Leary, Christopher J., Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner, eds. 2004. Job Training Policy in the United States. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

Note

Papers presented at a conference jointly sponsored by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and the U.S. Dept. of Labor, held in Sept. 2002 at Brook Lodge, Augusta, Michigan

ISBN

9780880993067 (pbk.) ; 9780880993074 (cloth)

Subject Areas

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Unemployment insurance; Worker profiling; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; Employment Service and public training; Job search assistance