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Issue: 2013-20
Evaluation of the National Farmworkers Jobs Program (NFJP)
DescriptionIn July 2010, the Employment and Training Administration contracted with Mathematica Policy Research for an evaluation study of the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP). The study had three main components: 1) case studies of NFJP grantees, based on site visits, to learn more about the context in which grantees’ operate, their partnerships in the community, their approaches for serving …
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Issue: 2013-19
Evaluation of the Aging Worker Initiative: Interim and Final Reports
DescriptionThese reports describe key aspects of the Aging Worker Initiative (AWI), developed by the Employment and Training Administration in response to the rising percentage of older workers in the labor force and the potential need for the workforce system to address their needs. AWI involved grants of about $1 million each, awarded competitively in the summer of 2009 to 10 local organizations in the …
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Issue: 2013-18
Implementation Evaluation of the Community-Based Job Training Grant (CBJTG) Program
DescriptionIn an increasingly global and competitive economy, many workers in the United States seek to gain new skills or upgrade their current ones if they are to be successful in the labor market. At the same time, businesses, especially those in high-growth industries, face challenges recruiting, hiring, and retaining a skilled workforce. Community and technical colleges are important training …
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Issue: 2013-17
Rapid Response under WIA: An Evaluation of Management, Services, and Financing
DescriptionThis report examines the Rapid Response function (mandated under the Workforce Investment Act) to provide assistance to individual workers, companies and communities in the event of plant closures and worker layoffs. The report describes multiple aspects of Rapid Response, including: a) the organization, staffing, and management of Rapid Response; b) services provided under Rapid Response to …
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Issue: 2013-16
Green Jobs and Health Care Implementation Study Final Report
DescriptionIn July 2010, Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration tasked IMPAQ International, LLC with conducting an implementation evaluation of four grant programs awarded in early 2010 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): Energy Training Partnerships, Pathways Out of Poverty, State Energy Sector Partnership and Training, and Health Care Sector and Other …
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Issue: 2013-15
Characteristics of Trainees and Training Programs in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under the 2002 Amendments
DescriptionThis report, one of a series of occasional papers from the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, describes demographic and other characteristics of all trainees in the TAA program under the 2002 amendments, as well as information on the duration, occupational focus, costs, and providers of training and education funded by TAA Data for the report was obtained from a …
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Issue: 2013-14
The Evaluation of the Implementation of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act (TGAAA)
DescriptionThis report focuses on how state and local workforce offices implemented key provisions of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act (TGAAA), which was enacted in February 2009. TGAAA amended the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program by expanding eligibility to include service workers (in addition to manufacturing workers), broadening training options, enhancing Trade Readjustment …
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Issue: 2013-13
Practices from the Field in Outreach to Employers and Participants in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program
DescriptionThis report describes practices used by state workforce agencies to contact and educate workers, employers, and partner organizations about Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and, in some cases, to persuade key actors to participate in the program. TAA, targeted to dislocated workers who have been adversely affected by foreign trade, provides an array of services and income support benefits in …
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Issue: 2013-12
Practices from the Field for Improving Case Management and Increasing Workforce System Integration In the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program
DescriptionThis briefing paper, one in a series produced as part of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program , highlights efforts taken by selected states and local workforce investment areas to improve the quality of case management services provided to TAA customers. The report discusses the legislative and regulatory framework for case management in TAA, identifies attributes of …
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Issue: 2013-11
Understanding the Employment Outcomes of Trainees in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under The 2002 Amendments
DescriptionThis report presents suggestive evidence on aspects of training funded by the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program (under the 2002 amendments) that were associated with better outcomes for participants. The analysis is based on telephone survey data from a nationally representative sample of TAA participants from 26 states, most of whom lost their jobs in 2005 and 2006. The analysis, which …