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Issue: 2019-10
Youth CareerConnect Evaluation
DescriptionThe goal of the Youth CareerConnect (YCC) program was to prepare high school students for both college and careers in high-demand industries with employers that often rely on H-1B visas to fill job vacancies. In 2014, the Employment and Training Administration awarded 24 grants to a broad array of organizations across 18 states and Puerto Rico, including local education agencies, local workforce …
PopulationYouth, Employers
ProgramYouth Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2019-09
Evaluation of Grants Serving Young Offenders
DescriptionBetween 2013 and 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funded two grant initiatives which supported: 1) education and workforce development services for youth with juvenile records; and 2) records expungement and diversion services; and were designed to test several strategies to serve young offenders. Specifically, the Face Forward initiative …
PopulationYouth, New Entrants/Reentrants
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, Youth Program, Adult Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Technical Assistance
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Issue: 2019-12
Early Experiences of the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3): Cohort 1 Pilots
DescriptionIn response to calls from state and local providers of youth services for a more efficient and integrated system to serve disconnected youth, the U.S. Congress (2014) authorized the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3) in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. Under the Act, up to 10 P3 pilots could be awarded to states, local, or tribal governments to pool funds from …
PopulationYouth
ProgramYouth Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2019-11
Supporting Reentry Employment and Success: A Summary of the Evidence for Adults and Young Adults
DescriptionEmployment is a potential source of stability and opportunity for Americans trying to better their lives after involvement with the criminal justice system. The path to employment can be difficult for this population, however, and the challenges differ depending on age. Adults often enter the justice system with barriers to employment and struggle to reconnect to the labor market after their …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Research Brief
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Issue: 2019-08
Supporting Self-Employment as a Reemployment Strategy: Impacts of a Pilot Program for Dislocated Workers After 18 Months
DescriptionThe Self-Employment Training (SET) pilot program was funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to test strategies for supporting dislocated workers interested in starting their own businesses. Unemployed and underemployed workers who proposed businesses in their fields of expertise were eligible to participate. SET participants received free access to 12 months of case management, customized …
PopulationDislocated Workers
Research MethodologyRCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2019-07
Comparing State and National Approaches to Education and Training Program Scorecards
DescriptionAmerican workers interested in enhancing or augmenting their skills often enroll in education and training programs that they expect to help them progress along a career path or find and keep good jobs. To provide individuals with information to help them decide among program alternatives, some states have created websites (termed scorecards) that allow users to browse education and training …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, New Entrants/Reentrants, Veterans and Spouses
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, Unemployment Insurance, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program, Dislocated Worker Program
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2019-06
Regional Collaboration to Create a High-Skilled Workforce: Evaluation of the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants
DescriptionIn an effort to spur regional economic growth, five Federal agencies collaborated to award grants in 2011 and 2012 to 30 self-identified regional innovation clusters focused on specific high-growth sectors through the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (JIAC) and Advanced Manufacturing JIAC (AM-JIAC) initiatives. Participating agencies included the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Employers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2019-05
Young Parents Demonstration Reports
DescriptionThe Young Parents Demonstration (YPD) was a federal initiative to test the effectiveness of providing enhanced services to young parents and expectant parents ages 16 to 24 and determine whether such services improved their educational and employment outcomes. ETA awarded 17 grants in three rounds between June 2009 (13 Rounds I/II grantees) and June 2011 (4 Rounds III grantess) and the grants …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramYouth Program, Adult Program
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Qualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2019-04
Feasibility Study and Evaluation of Non-Traditional Occupation Demonstrations
DescriptionInitiated in June 2013, the "Feasibility Study and Evaluation of Non-Traditional Occupation Demonstrations" project sought evidence-based strategies that increase opportunities for employment in occupations where specific populations and subpopulations are traditionally underrepresented (non-traditional occupations, or NTOs). Three reports were developed under this study. A literature review …
ProgramApprenticeship
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2019-13
National Job Corps Study: 20-Year Follow-Up Study Using Tax Data
DescriptionJob Corps is a national education and training program for at-risk youth between ages 16 and 24. Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the program provides vocational, academic, health, and supportive services, primarily in a residential setting at Job Corps centers. The program's objective is to help disconnected youth become more responsible, employable, and productive citizens. …
PopulationYouth
ProgramJob Corps
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)