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Technical Assistance Guide For Implementing Youth Employment Competency Programs (1984), John Pawasarat Jan 1984

Technical Assistance Guide For Implementing Youth Employment Competency Programs (1984), John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

This technical assistance guide is designed as a convenient resource manual for Private Industry Councils and Service Delivery Area staff in implementing the youth employment competencies requirements of the federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The curriculum and set of competency tests developed by ETI originally for juvenile offenders in the Wisconsin correctional facilities (and adopted by the Wisconsin Job Training Coordinating Council for the state JTPA system) are available for use at low or no cost. These and other recommended resources are based on the findings of the Adult Performance Level (APL) project of the University of Texas


Job Skills: Competency Tests And Curriculum Guide, University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Employment & Training Institute Jan 1984

Job Skills: Competency Tests And Curriculum Guide, University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Employment & Training Institute

ETI Publications

These youth employment competencies materials were developed for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the Employment and Training Institute for juvenile offenders in the Wisconsin correctional facilities. The curriculum is in the same areas and format specified by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and focuses on basic skills and survival skills which have been identified as necessary to perform as effective adults. They draw on several nationally recognized research efforts, including the Adult Performance Level Project of the University of Texas and Project Basic from the Maryland State Department of Education. The materials are designed for programs which …