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Issue: 2022-02
Wage Growth Disparities by Gender and Race/Ethnicity among Entrants to Mid-Level Occupations in the United States: Findings from the Career Trajectories and Occupational Transitions Study
DescriptionThe career pathways approach to workforce development emerged to help workers with lower levels of formal education advance to better paying jobs by earning in-demand postsecondary credentials. The approach involves articulated steps of education, training, and jobs within an industry sector or occupational cluster, combined with other services and employer connections to support participant …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramApprenticeship, American Job Centers, Adult Education
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2022-01
Building Better Pathways: An Analysis of Career Trajectories and Occupational Transitions
DescriptionThe career pathways approach to workforce development emerged to help workers with lower levels of formal education advance to better paying jobs by earning in-demand postsecondary credentials. The approach involves articulated steps of education, training, and jobs within an industry sector or occupational cluster, combined with other services and employer connections to support participant …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth
ProgramApprenticeship, American Job Centers, Adult Education
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-37
Navigators in Social Service Delivery Settings: A Review of the Literature with Relevance to Workforce Development Programs
DescriptionThis report summarizes findings of a literature review on the use of navigators, their roles and responsibilities, and their impact on workforce development, education, and social services. It covers reports and studies published between 2010 and 2021, and provides bibliographic references for additional research. The review examines the use of navigators across workforce development and related …
PopulationAdult, New Entrants/Reentrants, Individuals with Disabilities
ProgramAmerican Job Centers
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2021-36
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Summary of Stakeholder Input on Research Priorities
DescriptionIn 2020 the Chief Evaluation Office, in collaboration with ETA, launched the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Research Portfolio project. The goals of this project are to generate a range of short and long-term research options and build the evidence base that supports effective employment and training programs, program components, and service strategies. This brief summarizes the …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants, Multi-Barrier Populations
ProgramAmerican Job Centers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Research Brief
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Issue: 2021-33
The Role of the Workforce System in Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Resource Guide
DescriptionThis guide provides information on resources that could be used to plan and implement new strategies to address the impacts of opioid (and other substance) use disorders on workers and workplaces. The guide was developed as part of an evaluation of six U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Dislocated Worker Demonstration grants to address the National Health Emergency (NHE) of the opioid crisis. The …
Research MethodologyTechnical Assistance, Research Brief
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Issue: 2021-35
Implementation Study of the National Health Emergency (NHE) Grants to Address the Opioid Crisis: Final Report
DescriptionThis report examines the implementation of grants to six state workforce agencies to test innovative approaches in addressing the opioid crisis through employment and training services. The grants, which totaled $22 million, were awarded by the Employment and Training Administration (in the Department of Labor) to the states of Alaska, Maryland, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants, Individuals with Disabilities
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, American Job Centers, Other Competitive Grants
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Qualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Focus Groups
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Issue: 2021-34
The Role of the Workforce System in Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Literature Review
DescriptionThis literature review describes findings from studies on various employment and training interventions to 1) assist individuals in recovery, 2) provide assistance to employers preventing opioid use disorder and creating a recovery-friendly workplace, and 3) develop the health care workforce to address the opioid crisis. The review was developed as part of an implementation evaluation of six …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Employers, Individuals with Disabilities, Multi-Barrier Populations
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2021-31
Early Outcomes Study Report: Evaluation of the TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative Grant Programs
DescriptionTwo recent programs funded through H-1B skills training grants are the TechHire and the Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) grants. The TechHire program provides accelerated skills training, and the SWFI initiative provides flexible training and childcare supports to help adults obtain high-tech skills. The common elements of these programs are an effort to help make training more …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-30
Evaluation of the TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative Grant Programs: Findings from the Implementation Study
DescriptionTwo recent programs funded through H-1B skills training grants are the TechHire and the Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) initiatives. The TechHire program provides accelerated skills training, and the SWFI initiative provides flexible training and childcare supports to help adults obtain high-tech skills. The common elements of these programs are an effort to help make training …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-29
Training for High-Tech Jobs: Implementation and Early Impacts from the TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative Randomized Controlled Trial
DescriptionTwo recent programs funded through H-1B skills training grants are the TechHire and the Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) initiatives. The TechHire program provides accelerated skills training, and the SWFI initiative provides flexible training and childcare supports to help adults obtain high-tech skills. The common elements of these programs are an effort to help make training …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)