Multiple Employment Training Programs: Major Overhaul Needed to Create a
More Efficient, Customer-Driven System (Testimony, 02/06/95,
GAO/T-HEHS-95-70).

The current fragmented "system" of federal employment training programs
adds unnecessary administrative costs and confuses and frustrates
clients, employers, and administrators.  These problems have raised
concerns about the efficiency of the existing system.  Also, many
agencies do not know whether their programs actually help people get
jobs.  GAO testified that a major overhaul and consolidation of programs
is needed to create a more efficient, customer-driven system that would
(1) provide clients and employers easy access to services; (2) encourage
the efficient use of resources and simplify program implementation; (3)
offer a variety of employment training services to meet individual
needs; and (4) hold program administrators accountable for results but
give states and local agencies the flexibility to determine how best to
meet their community needs.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-HEHS-95-70
     TITLE:  Multiple Employment Training Programs: Major Overhaul 
             Needed to Create a More Efficient, Customer-Driven
             System
      DATE:  02/06/95
   SUBJECT:  Employment or training programs
             Program evaluation
             Aid for training or employment
             Disadvantaged persons
             Aid to families with dependent children
             Statistical data
             Data collection operations
             Vocational education
             Cost control
             Interagency relations
IDENTIFIER:  Job Training Partnership Act Program
             JTPA
             Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program
             JOBS Program
             Food Stamp Employment and Training Program
             HUD Family Self-Sufficiency Program
             AFDC
             Dept. of Education Vocational Education Program
             Dept. of Education Educational Opportunity Centers Program
             Dept. of Education Student Literacy and Mentoring Corps 
             Program
             JTPA State Education Coordination and Grants Program
             Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
             
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