Multiple Employment Training Programs: Major Overhaul Is Needed
(Testimony, 03/03/94, GAO/T-HEHS-94-109).

By GAO's count, at least 154 programs run by 14 federal agencies provide
$25 billion in employment training assistance to persons out of work.
Although well intended, these programs, when taken collectively, tend to
confuse and frustrate their clients and administrators, hamper the
delivery of services to those in need, and potentially duplicate efforts
and run up unnecessary costs. In addition, some programs lack basic
training and monitoring systems needed to ensure efficient and effective
service. Past efforts to fix the system have fallen short. As a result,
more programs evolve every year and the problems inherent in the system
loom even larger. GAO testified that a major structural overhaul of
consolidation and employment training programs is needed. The goal
should be a customer-driven employment system guided by four principles:
simplicity, tailored services, administrative efficiency, and
accountability. The administration's draft proposal to consolidate
programs serving dislocated workers seems to be step in the right
direction; however, this consolidation needs to be part of a larger
restructuring of employment training programs. GAO also has some
questions about the proposal's implementation.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-HEHS-94-109
     TITLE:  Multiple Employment Training Programs: Major Overhaul Is 
             Needed
      DATE:  03/03/94
   SUBJECT:  Unemployment problem areas
             Program evaluation
             Adult education
             Employment or training programs
             Vocational education
             Aid for training or employment
             Labor force
             Training utilization
             Full employment policies
             Human resources training
IDENTIFIER:  Job Training Partnership Act Program
             JTPA
             Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program
             Food Stamp Employment and Training Program
             HUD Family Self-Sufficiency Program
             Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program
             AFDC
             Job Training Partnership Act Block Grant
             National Performance Review
             Reemployment Act of 1994
             JOBS Program
             
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