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Issue: 2021-06
Early Insights from State Implementation of WIOA in 2017
DescriptionThis research brief explores early implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 in regard to the core programs under WIOA Title I (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Services) and Title III (Employment Services). Findings are based on site visit interviews conducted in Fall 2017 with administrators, workforce boards, and front-line staff in four states and eight …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramApprenticeship, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-04
Change and Continuity in the Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs Under WIOA
DescriptionThis report focuses on implementation of changes to the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The changes to those programs were designed to promote use of work-based learning, career pathways and sectoral employment strategies; improve services and outreach to employers; enhance partnerships with other programs (such as Adult …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramApprenticeship, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-03
New Requirements for American Job Center Systems Regarding One-Stop Operators, Partnership Agreements, and Certification
DescriptionThis report focuses on implementation of changes to the local American Job Center (AJC) Systems under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The report focuses on changes in requirements for: (1) competitive procurement of One-Stop operators, (2) cost sharing and partnership agreements with multiple partner programs, and (3) certification (by state workforce agencies) of …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants, Individuals with Disabilities
ProgramApprenticeship, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-02
State and Local Efforts to Strengthen Workforce System Governance and Planning Under WIOA
DescriptionThis report focuses on implementation of changes to governance and planning under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. Findings in the report are based primarily on site visit interviews conducted in early 2019 with administrators, workforce boards, and front-line staff in 14 states and 28 local areas. Some key findings in the report include the following: State board …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramApprenticeship, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-01
Operationalizing Changes to the Title I Youth Program Under WIOA
DescriptionThis report focuses on implementation of changes to the Youth Program under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The changes to that program were designed to focus on serving more out-of-school youth as well as to focus more on work-based learning and apprenticeship, and to coordinate services across multiple local programs. Findings in the report are based primarily on …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramApprenticeship, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program, Youth Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-05
Performance Accountability, Eligible Training Providers, Labor Market Information, and Evaluation Requirements under WIOA
DescriptionThis report focuses on implementation of changes to requirements on performance accountability, eligible training providers, labor market information, and evaluation research under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. Findings in the report are based primarily on site visit interviews conducted in early 2019 with administrators, workforce boards, and front-line staff in 14 …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramApprenticeship, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2020-08
Technology Based Learning in Workforce Development and Education: A Review of the Research Literature
DescriptionThe rapid adoption and evolution of technology-based learning (TBL) has dramatically altered the landscape of education and training in the U.S and beyond. This report focuses on how TBL has been used for work-related skills and training, factors associated with effectiveness, gaps in the knowledge base, and possible directions for future research. TBL, or e-learning, broadly encompasses …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramAdult Program
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2020-07
The Use of Technology-Based Learning for Basic Skills in Job Corps
DescriptionThis report discusses the use of technology-based learning (TBL), i.e., educational technology or digital learning, for raising reading and math skills of students in the Job Corps, a residential academic and occupational training program offering an intensive set of services and supports to some of the most disadvantaged youth in the U.S. Job Corps services are delivered in over 100 Centers by …
PopulationYouth, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramJob Corps
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Focus Groups
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Issue: 2020-06
Technology-Based Learning in the Public Workforce System: Emerging Policy and Practices in States and American Job Centers
DescriptionThis report explores the use of technology-based learning (TBL), i.e., educational technology or digital learning, in the public workforce system, where it has been used to extend learning opportunities geographically, reduce costs, and allow for individualizing learning. The research addresses TBL use among local American Job Centers (AJCs) and policies and practices in regard to TBL by state …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramWagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Focus Groups
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Issue: 2020-05
Shaping a Portal Web site: A Study of the Collaborative Online Workforce Education and Training Portal Demonstration Project
DescriptionThe study report, Shaping a Portal Web site: A Study of the Collaborative Online Workforce Education and Training Portal Demonstration Project , was completed in 2011 (but finalized in 2014) and shares findings for four state workforce agencies' implementation and use of the Collaborative Online Workforce Education and Training Portal , later known as Workforce Online Learning Information Portal …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramApprenticeship, Unemployment Insurance, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program, Dislocated Worker Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis