Job Corps. Links with Labor Market Improved but Vocational Training Performance Overstated. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5621751
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED424427
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998
- 41 p.
- Summary:
-
The General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the labor market links and vocational training performance of the Job Corps, which is an employment and training program aimed at providing severely disadvantaged youth with a comprehensive array of services in residential settings. Data were collected from the following: interviews with Job Corps officials at the regional and national levels; site visits of six "judgmentally" selected Job Corps centers (five established centers and one recently opened center); and data from the Department of Labor's Student Pay, Allotment, and Management Information System. The review established that the Department of Labor is working to ensure the appropriateness of its vocational training to local labor markets through the following activities: industry advisory groups, a school-to-work initiative linking Job Corps with local employers, and involvement of local business and community leaders in deciding which vocational training programs to offer at new Job Corps centers. However, Job Corps-supplied data on program completion rates and participants' ability to obtain training-related jobs remain misleading and continue to overstate program results. (Thirteen tables/figures are included. Appended are the following: notes on scope and methodology, data supporting report figures, comments from Department of Labor, GAO contacts and staff acknowledgments, and related GAO products.) (MN)
- Notes:
-
- Availability: U.S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 37050, Washington, DC 20013; Web site: http://www.gao.gov (first copy free; additional copies $2.00 each; 100 or more: 25% discount).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2068 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1998
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Job Corps. Comparison of Federal Program with State Youth Training Initiatives. Report to Congressional Requesters [microform]
- Job Corps. High Costs and Mixed Results Raise Questions about Program's Effectiveness. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate [microform]
- Jobs Corps [microform] : Vocational Training Performance Data Overstate Program Success. Statement of Cornelia M. Blanchette, Associate Director, Education and Employment Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives
- Job Corps. Need for Better Enrollment Guidance and Improved Placement Measures. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. House of Representatives [microform]
- Job Corps Program [microform]