Transition From School to Work: H.R. 2884 Addresses Components of
Comprehensive Strategy (Testimony, 09/29/93, GAO/T-HRD-93-32).

Public officials and educators considering comprehensive school-to-work
transition programs to better prepare high school students for the
workplace cite many obstacles to their efforts, ranging from employer
reluctance to provide workplace training to parental aversion to their
children's participation.  About 30 percent of youth aged 16 to 24 today
lack the skills for entry-level jobs, and half of adults in their late
twenties have yet to find steady jobs.  School-to-work transitions in
the United States are often viewed by experts as falling short in
comparison with those in foreign countries, such as Germany, where
roughly two-thirds of all youth participate in apprenticeships that
teach occupational skills.  This testimony provides an overview of the
comprehensive school-to-work strategies at the state level and
identifies opportunities for federal assistance.  Proposed legislation
before Congress would establish a national school-to-work transition
strategy.  These bills stress the need for improved academic
performance, training in occupational skills sought by employers, and
workplace orientation and career guidance.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-HRD-93-32
     TITLE:  Transition From School to Work: H.R. 2884 Addresses 
             Components of Comprehensive Strategy
      DATE:  09/29/93
   SUBJECT:  Vocational education
             State-administered programs
             Grants to states
             Work-study programs
             Aid for training or employment
             State/local relations
             Attrition rates
             Employment or training programs
             Secondary school students
             Career planning
IDENTIFIER:  School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993
             Florida
             Oregon
             Tennessee
             Wisconsin
             Japan
             West Germany
             Sweden
             United Kingdom
             Michigan
             Minnesota
             Washington
             New York
             California
             Rhode Island
             Vermont
             Arkansas
             New Jersey
             Jobs for Tennessee's Graduates Program (TN)
             Seminole County (FL)
             Nashville (TN)
             Portland (OR)
             West Bend (WI)
             Rochester (NY)
             Roosevelt Renaissance Program (OR)
             
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