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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
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Issue: 2008-09
Flexible Learning Options for Adult Students
DescriptionThis paper takes a close look at emerging trends in public postsecondary education that offer adult learners more flexible access to courses and help accelerate their progress through credential programs.   The authors have examined the literature and conducted interviews with public postsecondary education practitioners and research experts and fielded two surveys with state-level experts in an …
PopulationAdult
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Issue: 2008-08
Project GATE
DescriptionProject GATE was initiated by U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao in 2002 to help emerging entrepreneurs create, sustain, and/or expand their existing small business.   Project GATE (Growing America Through Entrepreneurship) was implemented as an experimental research demonstration in seven urban/rural sites in three states ( Minnesota , Maine , and Pennsylvania ).   In these demonstration …
PopulationEmployers
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Issue: 2008-07
Responses to Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs): Findings from the Demonstration States- Final Evaluation Report
DescriptionPersonal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs) are self-managed accounts of $3,000 that are offered to select recipients of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to support individual choice and control in reemployment services and to promote a quick return to work. PRAs can be used to purchase training, intensive career counseling services or support services, and/or can be received in two lump sum cash …
PopulationNew Entrants/Reentrants
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Issue: 2008-06
Evaluation of the Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative
DescriptionIn November 2005, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded grants to 30 Faith-Based and Community Organizations (FBCOs) to implement a Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative (PRI) Demonstration. The Initiative seeks to strengthen communities affected by large numbers of formerly incarcerated individuals through employment-centered projects that incorporate education, job training, housing …
PopulationEmployers
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Issue: 2008-05
Evaluation of State Implementation of Section 303(K), Social Security Act
DescriptionPublic Law 108-295, the "SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004" was signed August 9, 2004 by President Bush.   The law amended section 303(k) of the Social Security Act (SSA) by establishing a minimum nationwide standard for curbing an unemployment compensation tax rate manipulation scheme known as "SUTA dumping," and required the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of state implementation, and …
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Issue: 2008-04
Assessment of Strategies to Retain Experienced Technical and Professional Healthcare Personnel After Retirement Age
DescriptionThe healthcare system in the United States faces a critical shortage of skilled workers, particularly in nursing and other allied health fields, such as radiology, respiratory therapy, physical therapists, and laboratory technicians. This worker shortage is due in large part to the aging of the baby boom generation, as a significant segment of the healthcare workforce nears retirement age. While …
ProgramSenior Community Service Employment (SCSEP)
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis