<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Request for Apprenticeship Program Status Update from Western Oklahoma Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.</dc:title><dc:date>1983-02-15</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_017_3_170_10_0005</dc:identifier><dc:description>Mr. Dick Bixler, Executive Director of Opportunities, Inc., wrote a letter to Congressman Glenn English discussing the progress of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in North Central Oklahoma. Bixler highlighted the positive impact of the program on employment in the area and emphasized the importance of funding for JTPA. He provided data on the number of participants served and their success in finding employment. Bixler requested that Congressman English consider the positive outcomes of JTPA when making funding decisions in the future.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>