Monique Nugent (left), was an instructor at a training salon at Saginaw Technical Institute.
The Manpower Development and Training Act creates the first major federal job training program. It is focused on training and retraining individuals who lose jobs due to automation and technology. Less than a year after the law is passed, the Manpower Administration is created within the labor department. The new agency is tasked with overseeing all employment and training programs at the department. To get an overview of what the Manpower Administration did, and how its heir, the Employment and Training Adminsitration, is carrying on its mission, read http://preview.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/369.html
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