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PEMD-94-32R 1 (1994-09-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackqv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-258167 September 6, 1994 The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter is in response to your request that we examine the roles of training and federal programs in helping youths gain employment in selected high-wage occupations that do not require a 4-year college degree. Through interviews with federal agency officials and industry representatives, we found little hard data on this process but did obtain their views on its issues. While we are unable to provide you with conclusive answers to your questions, this letter provides information on potential barriers to training and employment that may be helpful in future deliberations about how federal programs can help youths obtain employment in occupations similar to those we studied. This letter summarizes a recent briefing we provided to your staff. We do not plan further work in this area unless requested to do so. BACKGROUND While the vast majority of youths (about 87 percent) complete high school, only 24 percent complete a 4-year college degree by age 34. Yet, a high school education has become less effective than it used to be in protecting young family heads against poverty.' There has been much discussion of the need for more and better training for the middle half of our youths--those who complete high school but not 4 years of college. One argument is that there has been a decline in well-paying U.S. jobs that require few or no special skills. Currently, a variety of federal training and education programs serve youths. However, it is not clear how federal programs support subbaccalaureate training that leads to employment in well-paying jobs. In your September 21, 1993, ISee U.S. General Accounting Office, Poverty Trends, 1980-88: Changes in Family Composition and Income Sources Among the Poor, GAO/PEMD-92-34 (Washington, D.C.: September 10, 1992). ./2 30/57f __GAO/PEMD-94-32R Youth Training

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