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The first system for federally funded training and employment assistance in the United States was the Works Progress Administration, created in 1935nited States was the Works Progress Administration, Created in 1935 to help with the extraordinary unemployment crisis that occurred during the Great Depression. In 1962,
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Apprenticeship Act Allows Labor Department to Oversee On-the-Job Training("The U.s. Department Of Labor Historical Timeline", n.d.).
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In the early 1940s, though, as American women flooded the labor force in order to replace the millions of men who had gone off to war(Cosgrove, July 15, 2014).
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In 1950, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation.The most common job for American women today is still the same (in Hillary Clinton’s world that would have been with a capital “S”). According to the U.S. Census, 96% of the approximately 4 million people who identify themselves today as secretaries (or something similar) are women("Secretaries Of The 1950s And 1960s", April 22, 2013).
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1958 The National Defense Education Act of 1958.providing federal aid to all levels of public and private education in the United States. The act stressed education in math, sciences, and foreign languages and gave extensive funding for low-interest student loans.
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Manpower Development
and Training Act
(MDTA), 1962
Institutional and on-the-job
training (OJT) ( UPJOHN INSTITUTE;U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2004). -
1967 The Social Security Act is amended to include a Work Incentive (WIN) program designed to encourage recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) to work without losing most of their benefits(Barker,, 1995).
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Comprehensive
Employment and
Training Act (CETA),
1973.On-the-job training, classroom
skill training, classroom soft
skills training, work experience
in public agencies, and Public
Service Employment (PSE).
Training was targeted to low
income persons, welfare
recipients, and disadvantaged
youth ( UPJOHN INSTITUTE;U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2004). -
Job Training Partnership
Act (JTPA), 1982
On-the-job training, Classroom
skill training, Classroom soft
skills training, and WorkLow income, public assistance
recipients, dislocated workers,
and disadvantaged youth( UPJOHN INSTITUTE;U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2004).
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An Emphasis On Training For the 1990's. An alarm has also been sounded by the American Society for Training and Development, which recently began a campaign called Train America's Work Force. The society has 55,000 members, 85 percent of whom are training managers and another 11 percent outside consultants or suppliers of training equipment. (Fowler, December 25, 1990).
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Current trends in the marketplace indicate that in 2016 there will be a move towards bite-sized training and training on the move, so employees can dip into programmes when and where it suits them. Also, increasingly sophisticated ‘gamification’ techniques will help boost learner engagement in training programmes by making learning more fun and entertaining. Here are five trends to look out for this coming year("Training Trends For 2016", January 2016).
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Barker,, R. L. (1995). MILESTONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE 1950s to Present. Retrieved from http://www.socialworkers.org/profession/centennial/milestones_4.htm
Cosgrove, B. ( July 15, 2014). Women of Steel: LIFE With Female Factory Workers in World War II. Retrieved from http://time.com/3623449/women-of-steel-life-with-female-factory-workers-in-world-war-ii/
Demand Media. (n.d.). What Is the Job Training Partnership Act?. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.c -
In the year 200, techonlogy took the front seat for training. Most traiing prgrams or classes can be taken online. Indivuduals are seeking skills online at a rapid rate. We can ecpect a rise in online leanring.
