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Job Training Policy
in the United States

Christopher J. O'Leary,
Robert A. Straits,
Stephen a. Wandner, Editors

Introductory chapter | Table of Contents

A "Noteworthy Book" for 2004
as chosen by Princeton University Industrial Relations Section's Selected References.

"The Upjohn Institute and the editors and authors have provided a sound review of the 2001 status of that portion of the U.S. job training policy represented by the Workforce Investment Act and its predecessors."
Industrial and Labor Relations Review

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. Included are

  • U.S. Job Training: Types, Participants, and History, 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 Services: Implications for WIA and Related Programs, 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 Reporting Systems, Paul Decker and Irma Perez-Johnson
  • 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
  • International Experience with Job Training: Lessons for the United States, Lori G. Kletzer and William L. Koch
  • Public Job Training: Experience and Prospects, Christopher J. O’Leary, Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner
  • Appendix A: Job Training Data, Jonathan A. Simonetta.
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    • 359 pp. 2004
    $50 cloth ISBN 0-88099-307-3 / ISBN-13 978-0-88099-307-4
    $22 paper ISBN 0-88099-306-5 / ISBN-13 978-0-88099-306-7

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