[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR626.1]

[Page 183]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 626--INTRODUCTION TO THE REGULATIONS UNDER THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 626.1  Scope and purpose of the Job Training Partnership Act.

    It is the purpose of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA or the 
Act) to establish programs to prepare youth and adults facing serious 
barriers to employment for participation in the labor force by providing 
job training and other services that will result in increased employment 
and earnings, increased educational and occupational skills, and 
decreased welfare dependency, thereby improving the quality of the work 
force and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation 
(section 2).