Training Kentuckians for industrial jobs: a longitudinal study

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6468420

Weseman, M; Preston-Anderson, A

The Training and Technology (TAT) program, operated by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) and Union Carbide Corporation, Nuclear Division, in a Department of Energy facility, has trained unemployed Kentuckians for a number of years. The program is part of DOE's continuing effort to help supply trained personnel for the energy industry. During fiscal years 1978 to 1980, the period covered in this study, TAT enrolled 192 Kentuckians under CETA, Balance of State, and Governor's Special Grants contracts with the Department for Human Resources. One hundred sixty-seven (87%) of these participants completed the program, of which 154 (92%) were placed in unsubsidized employment. Average hourly wage rates for the 154 graduates placed in unsubsidized employment were as follows: FY 1980 - $6.05; FY 1979 - $4.94; and FY 1978 - $4.97. These data indicate short-term success but do not address the questions of postprogram employment stability and wage increases over time. In order to assess the long term impact of TAT, ORAU has conducted a longitudinal study of participants' employment experiences after training.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76OR00033
• OSTI ID: 6468420
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/00033-T16; ON: DE83006408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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DATA
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FEDERAL REGION IV
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KENTUCKY
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORAU
STATISTICAL DATA
TRAINING
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
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