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COMMISSIONER SUE KUPILLAS 



RAY OLSEN, JTPA PROGRAM MANAGER 



JULY 1 9, 1996 



YOUR REQUEST REGARDING JOBS-IN-THE-WOODS PROJECT 



1 ) Training ts leading die changfap indusny, which IS barely changed 



2) Employers unsure wfiy ihey should hire trainees, rather tfian continue as is 



3) US Forest Service and BLM contractiis pracdces VERY slow to change 



4) Few will be entrepreneurs scon (tough to break in, plus start up costs) 



5) The Job Coondl not likely to have program in 1 997 



