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Issue: 2012-14
Evaluation of Waivers Granted Under WIA: Finding from Interviews with 20 States Final Interim Report
DescriptionThe Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), is the largest source of federally funded employment and training services. The program services, provided by state and local WIA agencies, involve many statutory and regulatory requirements applied uniformly across the country. Due to state and local area differences, WIA allows states to apply for …
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Issue: 2012-13
Green Jobs and Career Pathways: An Arranged Marriage in Service to a 21st-Century Workforce Development System
DescriptionThis qualitative study examines the early start-up experiences of two U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration energy training partnership grant recipients, Vermont Green and Renewable Northwest (ReNW) of Oregon, applying different career pathways models. The paper explores the proposition that green job career pathways will modernize the education system and build new …
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Issue: 2012-12
The Employment Service in Rural North Carolina: Insights from the "Great Recession"
DescriptionEstablished in 1935, the North Carolina State Employment Service (ES) provides publicly-funded labor exchange services to all interested workers—both those with and without jobs—and to all interested firms in North Carolina. Services are delivered remotely and through a network of 90 local offices. Besides providing labor exchange services, the ES, a division of the Employment Security Commission …
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Issue: 2012-11
Job Content and Skill Requirements in an Era of Accelerated Diffusion of Innovation: Modeling Skills at the Detailed Work Activity (DWA) Level for Operational Decision Support
DescriptionThis paper discusses the pace of technological advancement and innovation, and the need for both the demand and supply sides of the labor market to evolve to remain economically relevant. The research conducted examines the labor market at the macro and micro levels to describe an understanding about helping employers, job seekers, workforce intermediaries, and education and training providers …
PopulationAdult
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2012-10
An Effectiveness Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Registered Apprenticeship in 10 States
DescriptionRegistered Apprenticeship (RA) is administered by the Employment and Training Administration in conjunction with State Apprenticeship Agencies. Apprenticeship programs range from one to six years and are offered in approximately 1,000 occupations, including the traditional skilled trades such as electrician, plumber, and carpenter, as well as such occupations as truck driver, child care worker, …
ProgramApprenticeship
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2012-09
Evaluation of the Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) Program: Interim Report
DescriptionThe Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) initiative was launched in 2005 as a joint initiative by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Department of Justice. RExO was set up to strengthen urban communities heavily affected by the challenges associated with high numbers of prisoners seeking to re-enter their communities following the completion of their …
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Issue: 2012-08
Impact of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Initiative
DescriptionIn the early 2000s, it became evident to policy makers that greater attention should be directed to the quality of the continued eligibility process and the reemployment needs of Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants. As a result, in March 2005 the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funded a series of grants to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to provide Reemployment and Eligibility …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
Research MethodologyRCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2012-07
Green Jobs and Health Care Implementation
DescriptionThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided funding for skills training in green jobs and healthcare jobs via four Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGA): Healthcare and Other High Growth and Emerging Industries; Pathways Out of Poverty; State Energy Sector Partnerships and Training; and Energy Training Partnerships. In early 2010, 152 grantees were awarded an average of $4 …
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Issue: 2012-06
Improving the Effectiveness of Individual Training Accounts: Long-Term Findings from an Experimental Evaluation of Three Service Delivery Models
DescriptionThis report presents long-term findings from an experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of three different models for delivering individual training account (ITA) services. It builds on findings from an earlier evaluation of the ITA Experiment, which consisted of an implementation analysis, short–term (15 months) impact analysis, and benefit-cost analysis. This new study updates the impact …
PopulationAdult
Research MethodologyRCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2012-05
Process Evaluation and Outcomes Analysis: Twin Cities RISE! Performance-Based Training and Education Demonstration Project Final Report
DescriptionIn August 2008, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) contracted with Coffey Consulting, LLC to conduct a process and outcomes evaluation of three ETA grants to TCR! awarded between January 2007 and February 2009. The stated goals of Twin Cities Rise! (TCR!), are to maintain a market-driven, outcomes-based approach that puts the needs of employers first and places emphasis on the …