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Issue: 2003-07
Exemplary Practices in High-Skill-U.S. Department of Labor H-1B Training Programs
DescriptionA major provision of the Competitive and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 was funding for demonstration programs and projects that provide technical skills training for U.S. workers in an attempt to increase the pool of Americans with the skills necessary to fill high-tech jobs. This report provides an assessment of six of the 43 projects funded in the first three rounds of competition awarded …
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Issue: 2003-12
Analysis of the WIA Substate Allocation Formulas
DescriptionThis report examines the formulas that states use to allocate funds to local workforce investment areas under the Workforce Investment Act Title I adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs.   The report presents current allocation formulas and identifies several key concerns with the formulas.   It also describes the results of simulations conducted to examine both how allocations are …
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Issue: 2003-11
Review of Alternative Methodologies for Employment and Training Research
DescriptionThis report addresses the best methodologies to use to examine varied policy questions surrounding employment and training programs, based on the independent assessment of an expert evaluator of labor market policies and interventions.   The report considers the best ways to measure national, state, and local programs’ impacts on various client populations and the economy as a whole—and to judge …
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Issue: 2003-10
Review of Recent Pilot, Demonstration, Research, and Evaluation Initiatives to Assist in the Implementation of Programs under the Workforce Investment Act
DescriptionThis report provides a review of recent research and evaluation studies in the employment and training area.   The report has several objectives.   First, it provides policy makers, government officials, researchers, and others with an interest in employment and training a summary of the major findings from recent studies.   Second, when warranted, it suggests the implications of the studies for …
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Issue: 2003-09
Navigating the U.S. Labor Market: Trends and Prospects for Workers
DescriptionThis report outlines the organization of the labor market, describes underlying patterns of earnings and employment, and, in the final section, describes implications for future research.   By understanding the context in which workers operate, government managers, policymakers, and practitioners will be better prepared to design effective programs to increase worker employability and skills.   …
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2003-06
A Compilation of Selected Papers from the Employment and Training Administration's 2003 Biennial National Research Conference
DescriptionThis book contains selected papers from the 2003 Biennial Research Conference held in Washington, DC, in early June, 2003. The papers cover a wide range of topics from front-line decision support and worker profiling to faith-based services and workforce investment programs for former welfare recipients. … Peggie Edwards-Jeffries … Carlos Pinto … Mia Bruce … Crystal Woodard … Monica Thomas … U.S. …
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2003-05
The Quantum Opportunity Program Demonstration: Implementation and Short-Term Impact Reports (2003)
DescriptionThese reports document the implementation challenges sites experienced in operating the Quantum Opportunity Program and also reveal the short-term impacts on the primary goals of increasing high school completion and enrollment in post-secondary education or training. … Myles Maxfield … Nuria Rodriguez-Planas … Myles Schirm … …
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Issue: 2003-04
Working with Disadvantaged Youth: Thirty Month Findings from the Center for Employment Training Replication Sites
DescriptionIn the early 1990s, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provided funds for the Center for Employment Training (CET) to provide technical assistance to other organizations interested in replicating the CET model. This study examines the experiences of youth in twelve CET sites: six in eastern states and the Midwest begun as part of the DOL-sponsored replication effort and six western programs …
PopulationYouth
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Issue: 2003-03
The Workforce Investment Act in Eight States: Overview of Findings from a Field Network Study
DescriptionThis interim evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 examines the national goals, roles of federal, state and local partners and implementation of the law in eight states - Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Utah. Its purpose is to provide well-timed information to the U.S. Department of Labor and other public agencies, organizations and experts on what …
PopulationAdult
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2003-02
Profiling UI Claimants to Allocate Reemployment Services: Evidence and Recommendations for States
DescriptionThis report develops and applies a state of the art methodology for constructing or modifying statistical profiling models for the allocation of reemployment services that states can apply to their own data. This report also provides substantive guidance on model development and modification to states based on our analysis of UI data form the Commonwealth of Kentucky. … Kentucky … Miana Piesca … …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis