Title

Does Training Work for Displaced Workers?: A Survey of Existing Evidence

Year

1990

Abstract

Leigh examines nine demonstration projects and operating programs to determine how well public retraining programs for displaced workers fulfill their roles.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. CETA Evaluations
  3. Evidence from U.S. Demonstration Projects
  4. State Retraining Programs
  5. Canadian Training Programs
  6. Australian Training Programs
  7. Conclusion

Note

This monograph is a revised and expanded version of a report submitted in July 1989 to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) of the U.S. Department of Labor

ISBN

9780880990936 (cloth) ; 9780880990943 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; Employment Service and public training; Job search assistance; Public training programs; On the job training