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Issue: 2021-24
Registered Apprenticeship: A Descriptive Study of States’ Systems and Growth
DescriptionIn 2016, the Employment and Training Administration awarded small accelerator grants to states, territories, and the District of Columbia to encourage states to expand apprenticeship opportunities. ETA later awarded another $51 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion (SAE) grants to 36 states and one territory to support states' in continuing this work and developing and implementing …
ProgramApprenticeship
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-23
Expanding Registered Apprenticeship in the United States: Description of American Apprenticeship Initiative Grantees and Their Programs
DescriptionIn October 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) provided funding to 46 grantees across the country to expand registered apprenticeship into new sectors, such as healthcare and information technology, and to populations underrepresented in apprenticeships, such as women, racial and ethnic minorities, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants, Veterans and Spouses
ProgramApprenticeship, Job Corps, YouthBuild, Youth Program, Adult Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-22
Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 2017-2018: A Demographic and Employment Profile of United States Farmworkers - Research Report No. 14
DescriptionThis report is the fourteenth in a series on hired crop workers' demographic and employment characteristics. Its findings are based on 2,586 interviews that were conducted in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The report's nine chapters summarize national-level findings on key characteristics, including place of birth and legal status; education and language skills; housing and transportation; job …
PopulationAdult, Farm Workers
ProgramNational Farmworker Jobs Program, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2022-30
Operating a Youth Homelessness Prevention Program: A Case Study from the P3 Pilot in Sacramento, California
DescriptionTo promote a more integrated system of federal, state, local, and tribal services for disconnected youth, Congress authorized the Performance Partnership Pilots (P3) for Disconnected Youth initiative under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. The Act allowed up to ten grantee organizations and their partners, together called "pilots", to waive regulations, such as spending and performance …
PopulationYouth
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Focus Groups
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Issue: 2021-21
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Research Portfolio: A Scan of Key Trends in the Labor Market and Workforce Development System
DescriptionThe Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) requires the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to conduct periodic, independent evaluations to inform the effective operation of WIOA programs and services. To support the development of DOL's research portfolio, this scan describes four economic and policy developments with relevance for the public workforce system: economic trends and …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers
ProgramApprenticeship, Job Corps, YouthBuild
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2021-20
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Research Portfolio: A Research Evidence Scan of Key Strategies Related to WIOA
DescriptionThe Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) requires the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to conduct periodic, independent evaluations to inform the effective operation of WIOA programs and services. To support the development of DOL's research portfolio, this scan examines existing evidence on four key topics related to WIOA programs and services: case management, integrated …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramApprenticeship, Job Corps, YouthBuild
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2021-19
Providing Employment Services to the Long-Term Unemployed: Implementation and Sustainability of the Programs in the Ready to Work Partnership Grant Evaluation (FINAL REPORT)
DescriptionIn 2014, the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration awarded four-year grants totaling $180 million to 24 grantees as part of the Ready to Work Partnership (RTW). Grant funds were used to provide a range of customized services to long-term unemployed workers. RTW partnerships of workforce agencies, training providers, employers, and other local organizations established …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Employers
ProgramH1-B Grant Programs
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-18
Providing Employment Services to the Long-Term Unemployed: Insights on Implementation and Sustainability from the Ready to Work Partnership Grant Evaluation (BRIEF)
DescriptionIn 2014, the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration awarded four-year grants totaling $180 million to 24 grantees as part of the Ready to Work Partnership (RTW). Grant funds were used to provide a range of customized services to long-term unemployed workers. RTW partnerships of workforce agencies, training providers, employers, and other local organizations established …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Employers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-17
Measuring the Effectiveness of Services to Employers: Options for Performance Measures under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
DescriptionThis study informs the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education about options to consider for the adoption of one or more effectiveness in serving employers measures (ESE measures) across all Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) core programs. The ultimate goal for supporting successful implementation of the ESE measures is to improve the effectiveness of services to employers, a …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers
ProgramWagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program, Adult Program, Adult Education, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Qualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2021-16
Alternative Strategies for Financing State Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Deficits: State Experiences in the Aftermath of the 2007 Recession (Final Report)
DescriptionThis study analyzed states' approaches to financing deficits in their Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust funds following the 2007 recession. The study describes the implementation of complex Federal and state statutes, federal guidance and policies which regulate the process of obtaining and administering funds. This analysis relied on document reviews and interviews with state and Federal staff …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis