Job Corps: Comparison of Federal Program With State Youth Training Initiatives
HEHS-96-92
Published: Mar 28, 1996. Publicly Released: Mar 28, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO identified state and local youth training programs that incorporate four basic characteristics of the Job Corps Program: (1) serving a severely disadvantaged population; (2) providing basic education instruction; (3) focusing on vocational training services; and (4) providing those services in a residential setting.
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Compensatory educationDisadvantaged personsEmployment assistance programsState programsVocational educationYouthYouth employment programsJob corpsEmployment training programsTraining programs