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WHAT PROGRAMS ARE OPERATED BY THE LEAGUE? While the emphasis and number of programs vary from affiliate to affiliate, for the most part they reflect a uniformity of interests. An overview of the wide span of programs in which the League is involved may be obtained from a look at some of those operated through the national headquarters, primarily in conjunction with affiliates. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING The Office of Program Development and Training (OPDT) provides technical assistance to all affiliates and to other program operators to assist them in the delivery of employment and training services to their constituents under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in program design and development, proposal preparation, staff training, program implementation, administration, fiscal control and assessment. OPDT also prepares and presents testimony for congressional hearings and other government agencies. * The Northeast Corridor Minority Employment Program (NECMEP) is an employment and training support program designed to facilitate and insure the employment of a representative number of minority in all construction occupations in the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (a federal railroad rehabilitation effort between Boston and Washington, D.C.). * The Labor Education Advanced Program (LEAP) recruits, counsels, trains and places minority group men and women in apprenticeable occupations and other highly skilled jobs. LEAP includes a Women's Program which places women in non-traditional occupations including the apprenticeable trades. BUSINESS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT * The career Development Project is designed to ease the transition from school to work for disadvantaged minority junior and senior high school students. The project emphasizes teaching job seeking skills, career orientation and provides job development, placement and follow-up services. * The Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) arranges for top level black executives to teach courses in such fields as marketing, computer sciences, and management at black colleges. * The Faculty, Career and Curriculum Development Program enhances the acad[[overlay of image cuts off rest of the page, such that there are only fragements of sentences]] [[Overlay]] 1979 National Urban Pre-Conference Meetings Saturday, July 21 Morning Delegate Assembly Convenes Council Meetings Pre-conference sessions in which program councils discuss specific areas of concern. Afternoon Councils reconvene Conference Registration Opens Saturday, July 21 Exhibits Sunday - Wednesday For additional information write: National Urban League Conferences Department 500 East 62nd Street New York, New York 10021 Program Highligh[[text is cut off]] Sunday, July 22 Noon Luncheon-Council of Urba[[text is cut off]] Sponsored by an organizatio[[text is cut off]] Urban League cities across[[text is cut off]] speaker will appear. Afternoon Forum Guest speakers discuss a[[text is cut off]] [[/Overlay]]
