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Issue: 2009-12
The Benefits and Challenges of Registered Apprenticeship
DescriptionIn the U.S. , there were nearly 28,000 registered apprenticeship programs, with over 465,000 active apprentices in Fiscal Year 2007.   Registered apprenticeship program sponsors are individual employers or groups of employers, sometimes in collaboration with unions, who:   develop and run programs; recruit, screen and hire apprentices; and work with state apprenticeship agencies (SAAs) to make …
ProgramApprenticeship
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Issue: 2009-11
Evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender Grants
DescriptionThis report summarizes findings from an implementation and outcomes evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender grants.   The grants were awarded to 34 YouthBuild sites, chosen by YouthBuild USA , to provide services for adjudicated youth with the goal of enhancing their educational and employment opportunities and reducing their recidivism rates.   The evaluation consisted of two rounds of site …
PopulationYouth
ProgramYouthBuild
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Issue: 2009-10
Workforce Investment Act Non-Experimental Net Impact Evaluation
DescriptionThe Workforce Investment Act Non-Experimental Net Impact evaluation conducted by IMPAQ International, LLC., reports results of a non-experimental net impact evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The key measure of interest is the difference in average earnings or employment attributable to WIA program participation for those who …
PopulationAdult, Veterans and Spouses
ProgramSenior Community Service Employment (SCSEP)
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2009-1
Ready4Work
DescriptionIn 2003 and 2004, sites in 11 cities initiated the Ready4Work demonstration.   Ready4Work, funded by the US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Ford Foundation and carried out by Public/Private Ventures (P/PV), conjectured that a strong reentry program should include employment-readiness and job-placement services, facilitated by …
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2008-15
Retrospective on Registered Apprenticeship: A Review of Program Initiatives and Their Policy Implications
DescriptionThis report provides a description of Registered Apprenticeship and an overview of the activities and initiatives conducted by the Office of Apprenticeship (OA) in the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to promote apprenticeship in a variety of industries and occupations, under the National Apprenticeship Act. In carrying out its legislative mission, OA implemented a range of activities and special …
PopulationAdult
ProgramApprenticeship
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2008-14
Process Evaluation of the Demand-Side Youth Offender Demonstration Project (Phase II)
DescriptionBusiness Interface, Inc. (BI) was awarded funding by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in January 2003 to conduct the Demand-Side Youth Offender Demonstration Project (DYSOP).   Under this grant, BI served as an intermediary in connecting employers in four sites with young ex-offenders and youth at-risk of court involvement between the ages of 18-25.   The basic strategy of the …
PopulationYouth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, Re-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2008-13
Competency Models
DescriptionWhile competency models have been used for some time by private industry to select and manage appropriate talent, competency-based approaches in education and training, assessment, and development of workers has experienced a more recent emergence.   Simply stated, a competency is a characteristic related to effective and superior performance in a given work role, and a competency model is a …
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2008-12
Youth Opportunity Grants Initiative (YO)
DescriptionIn 2000, the Employment and Training Administration awarded grants to 36 communities to provide services – including education, employment, support, and leadership development – to youth ages 14 to 21 in high poverty areas.   The grants ranged from $3 million to $44 million over five years (2000 to 2005).   The objective of the Youth Opportunity Grants Initiative (YO) was to concentrate a …
PopulationYouth
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Issue: 2008-11
Literature Review: Intermediaries and FBCOs Working Together
DescriptionWorkforce intermediaries play an important role in connecting businesses to jobseekers and incumbent workers.   Intermediaries are also able to help Faith-Based and Community Organizations (FBCOs) develop deeper connections with area businesses.   This report highlights the key characteristics and effective features of intermediary organizations, as well as strategies intermediaries use to …
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2008-10
Implementation Analysis of High Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI) Programs
DescriptionThe High-Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI) is a national grants program administered by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA).  Between 2001 and 2006, over 150 grants were awarded to establish demand-driven job training and related projects designed to meet employer-defined workforce challenges.  The report is the second in a series from the national evaluation of the HGJTI being …
PopulationEmployers