Job Training Partnership Act

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The Job Training Partnership Act was a major U.S. federal law enacted in 1982 that funded job training and employment programs for disadvantaged youth and unemployed adults through partnerships between government and the private sector.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
employment and training program statute
administeredBy Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions)
surface form: Employment and Training Administration

United States Department of Labor
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdEntity Private Industry Council
Service Delivery Area
dateSigned 1982-10-13
effectiveDate 1983-10-01
emphasized outcome-based funding
performance standards
enactedBy United States Congress
focus employment programs
job training
fundingMechanism federal grants to states and localities
governanceModel public–private partnership
implementedAtLevel local
state
includedTitle Job Training Partnership Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: Title II-A Adult and Youth Training Program

Title II-B Summer Youth Employment and Training Program
Title III Dislocated Worker Program
legislativeSubject unemployment assistance
objective improve employability of disadvantaged individuals
provide skills training linked to labor market demand
reduce unemployment
policyArea education and training
labor policy
workforce development
programType performance-based training program
provided classroom training
job search assistance
on-the-job training
work experience opportunities
publicLawNumber Public Law 97-300
repealedBy Workforce Investment Act of 1998
replaced CETA
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
requiredParticipationOf private sector representatives
shortName JTPA
signedBy Ronald Reagan
signingPresident Ronald Reagan
status repealed
supersededBy WIA
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
targetPopulation disadvantaged youth
dislocated workers
unemployed adults
timePeriod Reagan administration
title Job Training Partnership Act self-link
yearEnacted 1982

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Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 influenced Job Training Partnership Act
Job Training Partnership Act title Job Training Partnership Act self-link
Job Training Partnership Act includedTitle Job Training Partnership Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Title II-A Adult and Youth Training Program
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act repealedBy Job Training Partnership Act
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act relatedProgram Job Training Partnership Act