Job Training Policy in the United States

Authors

Christopher J. O'Leary Editor, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment ResearchFollow
Robert A. Straits Editor, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment ResearchFollow
Stephen A. Wandner Editor, U.S. Dept. of LaborFollow

Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3372-7527

Publication Date

1-1-2004

DOI

10.17848/9781417549993

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.

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Contents

1. U.S. Job Training: Types, Participants, and History / Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner

2. Performance Management of U.S. Job Training Programs / Burt S. Barnow and 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 and Jeffrey Salzman

5. The Use of Service Providers and Brokers/Consultants in Employment and Training Programs / Janet O. Javar and Stephen A. Wandner

6. Individual Training Accounts, Eligible Training Provider Lists and Consumer Reporting Systems / Paul Decker and 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, and Stephanie Riegg

8. International Experience with Job Training: Lessons for the United States / Lori G. Kletzer and William L. Koch

9. Public Job Training: Experience and Prospects / Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner

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

9780880993074 (cloth) ; 9780880993067 (pbk.) ; 9781417549993 (ebook)

Subject Areas

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS; Unemployment insurance; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; Labor exchange; Public training programs; WIA, JTPA, and CETA; On the job training; Incumbent worker training