Events

Problems and Possibilities for Advancing Workforce Diversity and Inclusion through Apprenticeship

Host: Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)

Panel Chair: TBD, U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office (DOL/CEO)

Discussant: Shayne Spaulding, Urban Institute

APPAM Fall Research Conference registration required.

This panel will seek to learn about the problems and possibilities for advancing workforce diversity and inclusion through apprenticeship. The panel includes three presentations. The first reports findings from a descriptive study of the DOL’s Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations grants, including challenges and promising practices related to recruiting and retention, the importance of supportive services, and employer engagement. The second reports on Black registered apprentices in the U.S., describes the structural barriers that Black apprentices face, and recommends policy solutions for addressing the issues. The third describes results from a Bayesian meta-analysis of the effectiveness of different work-based learning initiatives, including apprenticeship, for women, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and people with prior justice system involvement.

Partnering with Impacted Communities to Build Actionable Evidence: Lessons from Evaluations of Employment-Focused Reentry Programs

Host: Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)

Moderator: Evan Murphy, U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office (DOL/CEO)

Speakers: Lama Hassoun Ayoub, Mathematica, Cassandra Cean Owens, Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (PROWD) Technical Working Group Expert, Jillian Stein, Mathematica

APPAM Fall Research Conference registration required.

Panelists in this roundtable discussion will describe their experiences engaging with people with lived experience to inform two DOL reentry grant program evaluations. Strategies discussed will include listening sessions with stakeholders such as reentry practitioners, advocates, and people directly impacted by the criminal legal system, expert panels to advise evaluation design and implementation, and using participatory research methods to advance a more culturally responsive evaluation. Lastly, the discussion will cover best practices and lessons learned when engaging communities in research.

Evidence Capacity: From Frameworks to Action - Evidence Capacity Building and the Evidence- to- Action (E2A) Framework

Host: Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)

Presenting Author: Samia Amin, American Institutes for Research (AIR)

APPAM Fall Research Conference registration required.

Join to learn about how AIR supported the U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office (DOL/CEO) to develop an actionable evidence capacity-building tool, compliant with requirements for the Evidence Act. AIR and DOL/CEO developed this strengths-based assessment framework with the intention of creating culture change around evidence use and production with the understanding that this initial iteration of the capacity assessment was a foundational exercise that served as an opportunity to start a forward-looking dialogue around evidence use and production. A major focus of the framework is to surface actionable findings that provide ways to strengthen evidence capacity but also help shift the culture around evidence use.

Increasing Opportunities for Youth through Workforce Initiatives

Host: Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)

Panel Chair: TBD, U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office (DOL/CEO)

Discussant: Samina Sattar, Mathematica

APPAM Fall Research Conference registration required.

This panel will seek to learn about youth workforce initiatives and how they can increase employment opportunities for young people. The panel includes three presentations. The first describes findings from listening sessions about the barriers and facilitators to employment for youth on the autism spectrum. The second describes findings from an implementation evaluation of DOL’s Youth Apprenticeship Readiness grants, documents the models implemented by grantees and the strengths and challenges associated with each model, and describes the partnerships and the roles of different partners in supporting registered youth apprentices. The third documents approaches used by four DOL-funded organizations to expand youth apprenticeships, which strategies were successful and scalable, and the role of employers, intermediary organizations, and apprenticeship mandates in expanding youth apprenticeship.

Sectoral Workforce Programs: Who Do They Serve and Who Do They Work for?

Host: Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)

Panel Chair: TBD, U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office (DOL/CEO)

Discussant: Brittany Corde, National Fund for Workforce Solutions

APPAM Fall Research Conference registration required.

Given the considerable amount of segregation by race, ethnicity and gender in the labor market, it’s critical to understand whether and how preparing workers for in-demand occupations can close existing gaps or reinforce in labor market outcomes. The panel will discuss four papers that provide emerging evidence around sectoral workforce programs, particularly focused on who they serve and how well they work for groups who have historically faced challenges and systemic barriers in the labor market. The first highlights lessons from a meta-analysis of 46 career pathways programs. The second presents findings on who is and who is not being served by 33 sectoral workforce programs and whether program characteristics and offerings differ by who and where the programs are being offered. The third presents findings from the impact evaluation of the 23 America’s Promise sectoral training programs. The fourth discusses how the initiative can address well documented issues of equitable access to training and promote a more inclusive learning environment.

Findings from the America's Promise Grant Outcomes and Impact Studies      
Virtual

Moderators: Gregory Scheib, Workforce Analyst Program Lead, America's Promise Grant Program Division of Strategic Investments, Megan Lizik, Project Officer, U.S. Department of Labor Chief Evaluation Office

Presenters: Ariella Spitzer, Co-Principal Investigator, Mathematica, Jillian Berk, Co-Principal Investigator, Mathematica, Brittany English, Co-Principal Investigator, Mathematica, Julie Parks, Dean and Executive Director, Workforce Training & Tassell M-Tec, Grand Rapids Community College

The America’s Promise grants provided funding to develop and expand regional sectoral partnerships among employers, economic development agencies, workforce investment systems, and education and training providers to build a pipeline of skilled American workers in high-demand industries experiencing domestic labor shortages. Grantees, through the support of their established partnerships, offered education and job training to unemployed, underemployed, and incumbent workers that addressed the immediate needs of the regional labor market. This webinar will present findings from the America’s Promise Job-Driven Grant implementation and impact evaluations, highlighting the positive effects of the program on participant employment and earnings. We will also discuss program implementation features and how they likely contributed to the program’s success.

RESEA Evidence-Building Week

Join us for RESEA Evidence-Building Week to highlight and celebrate the efforts and accomplishments of states in evaluating their RESEA Programs! Abt Associates and its partners are co-sponsoring a series of virtual panel sessions with DOL’s ETA and Chief Evaluation Office (CEO). The series features presentations and moderated discussions among states, DOL’s Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI), Office of Policy Development and Research (OPDR), CEO, and DOL’s contractors with the RESEA Evaluation Technical Assistance (EvalTA) Team. Sessions include:

Session 1: Look How Far We’ve Come! A Celebration of States’ RESEA Evaluation Efforts

Tuesday, August 8, 1:00 PM– 2:00 PM ET

This session will celebrate the progress of RESEA evaluation efforts and will describe the status of states’ evaluations nationally. In addition, state panelists will discuss their experiences implementing different evaluation types and lessons learned about planning and conducting RESEA evaluations.

Session 2: Always Learning Something New: How Building a Culture of Learning and Evaluation Leads to Program Improvement

August 8, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

The session discusses the value of learning about RESEA programs through evaluation and how ongoing evidence-building contributes to continuous program improvement. State panelists will discuss what building a learning culture means to them.

Session 3: Emerging Evidence from RESEA Evaluations

August 9, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

This session shares the state of the evidence on RESEA and includes a discussion among state panelists on what they are learning from their RESEA evaluations and how they have used or plan to use evaluation findings.

Session 4: What’s Next for RESEA and State Evaluations?

August 10, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

This session focuses on the future of RESEA evaluation efforts. It includes an overview of the Clearinghouse for Labor Research and Evaluation (CLEAR) and a moderated discussion with DOL and the Evaluation TA team on the evidence base and future DOL-led RESEA evaluation efforts.

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Desegregation of the Armed Forces and focusing on Black Veteran Employment Outcomes, Barriers, and Interventions

The U.S. Department of Labor Veteran’s Employment and Training Service and Chief Evaluation Office jointly hosted Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Desegregation of the Armed Forces, a three-part roundtable series focused on Black veteran employment barriers, services, and outcomes.

We heard from individuals with lived experiences and subject matter experts as they discussed the current state of our knowledge of how to best support Black veterans’ employment outcomes and career success.

Find more information including the literature review, session slides, programs, and links to the session recordings.

Reporting RESEA Evaluation Findings     
Virtual

Moderators: Tony Brown, Workforce Development Specialist, Office of Unemployment Insurance, U.S. Department of Labor, Evan Murphy, Evaluation Specialist, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor

Presenters: Christopher Weiss, Principal Associate, Abt Associates, Victoria Wheat, Associate, Abt Associates

This webinar provides information to help states report Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) evaluation findings so that they can be used effectively by a variety of audiences.

This webinar helps states report evaluation findings in ways that make findings more reviewable by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Clearinghouse for Labor Research and Evaluation (CLEAR), more readily amenable to meta-analysis, and more useful for other states and DOL. Reporting RESEA evaluations findings effectively is important for generating more accurate evidence for continuous program improvement.

The RESEA program is a federally-funded, state-managed effort which aims to improve employment outcomes for unemployment insurance recipients, strengthen UI program integrity, reduce improper payments, and promote alignment between UI and the workforce development system.

CEO Industry Day     
Virtual

Are you interested in working with the Department of Labor’s Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) to conduct important research that informs DOL programs and policies? CEO is preparing to compete a new Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract, and is looking for organizations with expertise in social science research methods, labor-related issues and evaluation support services. CEO invites you to participate in an opportunity to learn more about CEO and ask questions of both CEO and the DOL Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE). This event is free of charge to all participants, but registration is required to attend.

Read more about the CEO Industry Day event and find more information about CEO’s research needs for contractors.

Informed Use of Evidence for RESEA Evaluations     
Virtual

Presenters: Victoria Wheat, Associate, Abt Associates Adam Travis, Associate, Abt Associates

Moderators: Megan Lizik, Senior Evaluation Specialist, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Eric Davenport, Workforce Development Specialist (RESEA), U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Unemployment Insurance

This webinar provided states with insights to help them be more savvy consumers of RESEA-related evidence for their own use. The webinar included a brief summary of sources of evidence, relevant findings from recent studies, and generalizability considerations.

Using Behavioral Insights and Research-Practice Partnerships to Increase Youth Engagement with Workforce Services: Lessons from Ohio

Host: National Association of Workforce Board

Georgetown West, The Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009

How might we use behavioral nudges and technology to help young adults participate more fully in workforce programs? This session presents lessons learned from a learning partnership between workforce boards in Ohio, the Department of Labor Chief Evaluation Office, and the American Institutes for Research to implement and test a series of new text-messages drawing on behavioral science. Presenters shared workforce board perspectives on goals for the partnership, study team insights on the effectiveness of the nudges, lessons on structuring effective research partnerships, and where we go from here in using nudges to improve program outcomes. Presenters also helped participants brainstorm applications of behavioral nudges to their own work and learn about resources that can help them get started.

U.S. Department of Labor Research Roundtable: Opioid Use in the Mining & Excavation Industries     
Virtual

DOL CEO hosted a roundtable to discuss opioid use in the mining & excavation industries. The purpose of the roundtable was to advance federal policies and programs to prevent opioid-related harms experienced by mine workers. The roundtable speakers presented the state of the evidence, the experience in the construction sector, and the context for substance use and the workplace risk factors and interventions. The discussion also explored steps employers, employees, industry associations, and other entities can take to prevent and support recovery from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). The speakers addressed the following in their talks:

• known and potential risk factors for opioids and opioid-related harms facing the mining community;
• evidence and background with regard to opioids and mining, including knowledge gaps and directions for future research;
• best practices for prevention and reducing opioid-related harms in mining and related domains including opioids and the workplace generally, and in the construction sector; and
• available resources for worker training, peer support, and employer guidance and programs.

View Summary Document

2023 CEO Summer Fellowship Information Session     
Virtual

Are you a current or recent Ph.D. student who is interested in labor-related research? Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office to learn more about the CEO 2023 Summer Fellowship Program.

January 10, 2023: The session is open to all, but registration is required; please sign up here.

At this event, you can hear directly from CEO staff and ask questions of past fellows. Attend to learn more about the Chief Evaluation Office, the Summer Fellowship Program experience and application process.

2023 CEO Summer Fellowship Information Session
Virtual

Are you a current or recent Ph.D. student who is interested in labor-related research? Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office to learn more about the CEO 2023 Summer Fellowship Program.

December 15, 2022: The session is open to all, but registration is required; please sign up here.

At this event, you can hear directly from CEO staff and ask questions of past fellows. Attend to learn more about the Chief Evaluation Office, the Summer Fellowship Program experience and application process.

Using CLEAR to find strategies that address equity
Virtual

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office for a session to learn how to navigate across the Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) to find evidence to help address equity issues within worker protection, compliance, and workforce programs.

CLEAR is the Department of Labor’s central source for labor-related research. CLEAR’s mission is to make labor research more accessible for workforce practitioners, program administrators, policymakers, researchers, and the public, to support decision-making. Learn more about CLEAR, search CLEAR’s database of over 1,200 study summaries of labor-related strategies, or check out any of CLEAR’s topic area evidence reviews.

OSTP, OMB, and The Policy Lab at Brown University will host: Partnership Models to Strengthen Evidence-Informed Decision Making in the Federal Government

This event will highlight three different models of partnership: data sharing agreements, challenge grants, and embedded researchers in Federal agencies, while also sharing new, real-time opportunities for researchers to collaborate with Federal agencies.

Workforce System Approaches to Providing Employment Services to Individuals Impacted By the Opioid Crisis

Presenting Author: Jillian Berk, Mathematica

This paper reports on findings from the implementation of demonstration grants to state workforce agencies to test innovative approaches to address the economic and workforce-related impacts of the opioid epidemic. States and local areas pursued two different approaches to delivering employment services to individuals directly impacted by the opioid crisis. The author will review the implications of these different service approaches for the characteristics of participants served, service receipt, the relationship between the workforce system and the behavioral health providers, and the sustainability of services.

Panel Paper - How Do Women and People of Color Fare in Apprenticeship? - Findings from the American Apprenticeship Initiative Outcomes Study

Presenter: Douglas Walton, Abt Associates,
Co-Author: Karen Gardiner, Abt Associates

This paper explores the experiences and outcomes of women and underrepresented minorities who participated in registered apprenticeships under AAI. The presenters will explore apprentices’ occupation and motivation for becoming an apprentice; their experiences during the apprenticeship, including skill development, service receipt, and credential attainment; and post-program outcomes, including program completion, retention with the employer that sponsored the apprenticeship, and post-program earnings. Particular focus will be placed on how these experiences and outcomes differ for women and underrepresented minorities compared to white male apprentices.

Panel Paper - 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

Presenter: Deena Schwartz, Abt Associates
Abt Associates Co-Authors: Andrew Clarkwest, Tresa Kappil, Marissa Hashizume, Karin Martinson

The study compiled data on job histories from two long panel surveys, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth:1997 and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to create a sample of over 30,000 career trajectories tracking wage growth and other outcomes for 10 years after individuals enter a given mid-level occupation (between 1997 and 2018). Occupational fixed effects analyses are used to examine race/ethnic and gender disparities in career advancement among entrants to the same occupation. To further understand disparities in career advancement pathways, the study examined differences in the occupational transitions that individuals make, using data from the Current Population Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation.

Roundtable - Building a Data Literate Workforce: What? Why? How? (Methods and Tools of Analysis)

Moderator: Kelsey Gray, Insight Policy Research
Speakers: Christina Yancey, Chief Evaluation Officer, US Department of Labor, Nick Hart, President, Data Foundation, Gabriel Rhoads, Managing Director, Project Evident

These leading thinkers will discuss building a data literate workforce to better support social programs. The roundtable will explore questions such as: What is data literacy and why does it matter? How do you measure the data literacy of your organization? What tools and resources are available for strengthening staff data skills? Panelists will bring perspectives from the public, private, and social sector on how data literacy is helping their organizations better leverage data to improve programs and policies.

Results for America's 2022 Invest in What Works Federal Standard of Excellence

Charlie Palmer's, 101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Panelist: Lauren Damme, Deputy Director, Chief Evaluation Office

The 2022 Federal and State Standards of Excellence highlights how federal efforts to define and prioritize evidence of effectiveness in federal grant programs have also led to increased investments in what works at the state level. DOL's Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) is being recognized for developing and releasing evidence-building plans and assessments, such as the FY22-26 Strategic Plan and Evidence Building Plan. Performance improvements include updates to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that allow state and local governments to build their own performance infrastructure by using federal funds for data collection, performance management, research, and evaluation activities. This guidance encourages state and local governments to link funding to performance and evaluation data through performance-based grants and contracts.

How to use CLEAR for decision-making
Virtual

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office for a session to learn more about the different ways the Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) summarizes information and to hear from a panel of workforce leaders on how they use CLEAR.

CLEAR is the Department of Labor’s central source for labor-related research. CLEAR’s mission is to make labor research more accessible for workforce practitioners, program administrators, policymakers, researchers, and the public, to support decision-making. Learn more about CLEAR, search CLEAR’s database of over 1,200 study summaries of labor-related strategies, or check out any of CLEAR’s topic area evidence reviews.

How to use CLEAR for decision-making
Virtual

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office for a session to learn more about the different ways the Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) summarizes information and to hear from a panel of workforce leaders on how they use CLEAR.

CLEAR is the Department of Labor’s central source for labor-related research. CLEAR’s mission is to make labor research more accessible for workforce practitioners, program administrators, policymakers, researchers, and the public, to support decision-making. Learn more about CLEAR, search CLEAR’s database of over 1,200 study summaries of labor-related strategies, or check out any of CLEAR’s topic area evidence reviews.

CLEAR 101: An introduction to DOL’s Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR)
Virtual

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office for an introductory session to learn fundamentals about the Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) and how to navigate CLEAR’s website and information.

CLEAR is the Department of Labor’s central source for labor-related research. CLEAR’s mission is to make labor research more accessible for workforce practitioners, program administrators, policymakers, researchers, and the public, to support decision-making. Learn more about CLEAR, search CLEAR’s database of over 1,200 study summaries of labor-related strategies, or check out any of CLEAR’s topic area evidence reviews.

DOL Roundtable: Assessing Workforce Skill and Competency Demands Over Time
Virtual

DOL CEO hosted a roundtable to discuss the potential impacts of factors such as the increase in remote work, the role of gig work, and the future adoption of automation and artificial intelligence on workforce skill and training needs in the future. The potential impacts of these factors are important to the nationwide workforce system and to the Department of Labor, as well as other agencies. Obtaining timely intelligence on these labor market impacts could help inform individuals, education and training providers, and the workforce system by identifying which workers might need reskilling for different pathways—flagging which tasks, skills, and competencies might become obsolete and what new skills workers will need to acquire for various career paths.

View Summary Document

Job Automation Risk and The Future of Skills: Skills and Competency Change in the U.S. Workforce Report

DOL’s Career Pathways Evidence Coffee Break: Video Screening and Q&A with Researchers
Virtual

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office, in partnership with the Employment and Training Administration, for a webinar highlighting key findings from the recently released Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project. We will screen a series of four short videos from our Evidence Coffee Break series, where researchers from Abt Associates share actionable information for practitioners thinking about designing or improving career pathways programs, and hold a live question and answer session with the study team.

To learn more, check out all the reports, briefs, public use datasets, and dashboard from the Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project.

Evidence Coffee Break Series, Video 4/4: Evidence-based insights for career pathways programs

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office, in partnership with the Employment and Training Administration, for a series of short videos highlighting key findings from the recently released Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project. Evidence-based insights for career pathways and other employment and training programs considers actionable implications that can be drawn from across the studies in the Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical project, focusing specifically on implications related to program effectiveness and influential program characteristics, career advancement, and equity for women and people of color.

View Video

To learn more, check out all the reports, briefs, public use datasets, and dashboard from the Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project.

Evidence Coffee Break Series 3/4: Career advancement from mid-level occupations for women and people of color

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office, in partnership with the Employment and Training Administration, for a series of short videos highlighting key findings from the recently released Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project. Career advancement from mid-level occupations for women and people of color reviews findings from the Career Trajectories and Occupational Transitions study explorations of career advancement for women and people of color working in mid-level occupations, which found significant differences in wage growth over time for these workers and considered implications for practice.

View Video

To learn more, check out all the reports, briefs, public use datasets, and dashboard from the Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project.

Evidence Coffee Break Series 2/4: Launchpad occupations and why they matter for career pathways programs

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office, in partnership with the Employment and Training Administration, for a series of short videos highlighting key findings from the recently released Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project. Launchpad occupations and why they matter for career pathways programs reviews the results of the Career Trajectories and Occupational Transitions (CTOT) study, which examined career advancement for workers in mid-level occupations, including which occupations lead to higher wage growth (launchpad occupations) for these workers, what characteristics distinguish launchpads from other occupations, and how career trajectories differ for workers of different backgrounds and experiences.

View Video

To learn more, check out all the reports, briefs, public use datasets, and dashboard from the Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project.

Evidence Coffee Break Series 1/4: How well has the career pathways approach worked?

Join DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office, in partnership with the Employment and Training Administration, for a series of short videos highlighting key findings from the recently released Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project. How well has the career pathways approach worked? reviews the results of a meta-analysis of career pathways evaluations that examined 1) whether career pathways programs have increased participants’ educational progress and helped them to find employment and earn higher wages and 2) what traits characterize more effective career pathways programs.

View Video

To learn more, check out all the reports, briefs, public use datasets, and dashboard from the Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project.

Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Peer Learning
Virtual

During this webinar, panelists from three states that are among the furthest along in launching their RESEA evaluations shared their experiences to date. Panelists provided lessons learned from their experiences launching an RESEA evaluation.

Western Economic Association International (WEAI) 97th Annual Conference
Portland, OR and Virtual

WEAI's Annual Conference is held in the summer each year and attracts over 1,000 attendees from around the world. The program includes over 300 concurrent sessions from all areas of economics.

Dr. Joe Amick, a Mathematical Statistician in the Chief Evaluation Office, will present “A Bayesian Approach to Cash Benchmarking” with co-authors from the United States Agency for International Development.

Session Title: Innovative Approaches to Research in International Development
Date: 6/30/2022
Time: 10:15 AM to 12:00 PM PT

2022 Virtual Research Symposium: Assessing Capacity for Using Data to Build Actionable Evidence
Virtual

Host: Data Foundation

The Data Foundation’s 2022 Virtual Research Symposium, in partnership with George Washington University’s Trachtenberg School for Public Policy and Public Administration, provides the opportunity for researchers, data analysts, evaluators, program managers, and other experts from across the data and evidence community to share knowledge and innovative practices.

Dr. Christina Yancey, Chief Evaluation Officer, will be a panelist with other federal agencies to discuss “Approaches to Assessing Agency Capacity for Evidence Building”.

Tools You Can Use: DOL's New Career Trajectories and Occupational Transitions (CTOT) Dashboard
Virtual

The dashboard uses public longitudinal datasets to describe how workers do in the ten years after starting in a job, as well as data from resumes and worker profiles to support analysis of career transitions.

For more information, visit the CTOT dashboard, and check out the reports, briefs, and public use datasets on the Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project landing page

Employment Services for People with Substance Use Disorders: Findings from Recent Implementation Studies
Virtual

Host: Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)

RECS 2022 will provide a valuable opportunity to hear the latest findings from evaluations of human services programs and policies, discuss ways to incorporate findings into the design and implementation of programs, and identify future evaluation needs. Dr. Christina Yancey, Chief Evaluation Officer, will be a panelist for this breakout session on evidence from implementation studies on employment services for people with substance use disorders.

View Recording

Evaluation & Research at the Department of Labor: Introduction to the Chief Evaluation Office
Virtual

Held on May 25, 2022, this public event provided an introduction to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) as well as an opportunity to learn about upcoming research activities funded by DOL, including how individuals and organizations can engage with CEO and provide input into future research priorities.

Dr. Christina Yancey, Chief Evaluation Officer, introduced CEO’s mission and activities and CEO staff provided an overview of DOL’s new strategic planning documents—the FY2022-2023 Evaluation Plan and FY2022-2026 Evidence-Building Plan.

ACDEB Meeting
Virtual

Host: Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building

Dr. Christina Yancey, Chief Evaluation Offer, is a current member of the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building (ACDEB). Join ACDEB on 5/20 to learn more about how to promote the use of Federal data for evidence building.

Performance Improvement Officer/Chief Financial Officer Summit (PIO/CFO Summit)

Host: Association of Government Accountants

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC 20001

Dr. Christina Yancey, Chief Evaluation Officer, will be a featured panelist during T101: Results for America. Results for America’s annual “Invest in What Works Standards of Excellence” assesses how federal agencies and state governments are building the infrastructure necessary to use evidence and data in their budget, policy, and management decisions.

Dr. Yancey will provide best practices for using evidence and data to drive budget, policy, and management decision-making.

The Forum: Transforming Potential Into Workforce Power

Applying Evidence Resources, Tools, and Evaluations to Local Practices (DOL Technical Assistance Sessions)

The Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009

Host: The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)

This DOL Technical Assistance session will feature a discussion on Applying Evidence, Resources, Tools, and Evaluations to Local Practices. CEO’s Deputy Director, Lauren Damme, will describe CEO online tools that can help practitioners stay on top of the latest evidence.

The Forum: Transforming Potential Into Workforce Power

Transitioning to and Enhancing Virtual Service Delivery (DOL Technical Assistance Sessions)

The Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009

Host: The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)

This DOL Technical Assistance session will feature a discussion on how Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) programs changed during COVID-19. CEO’s Deputy Director, Lauren Damme, will share findings from CEO’s RESEA implementation study, as well as describe the state of the evidence using the DOL Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR).

White House Virtual Summit on Evidence for Action
Virtual

Host(s): Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM), The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Dr. Christina Yancey, Chief Evaluation Officer, will be speaking on a panel during the inaugural White House Virtual Summit on Evidence for Action. Dr. Yancey will lead a discussion and breakout sessions on CEO’s role in creating DOL’s Learning Agendas and best, evidence-based practices. The Summit officially kicks off a “Year of Evidence for Action,” dedicated to building and strengthening partnerships between United States government and the external research community to advance the creation and use of evidence.

Historically Marginalized Populations in the Community College System
Virtual

Historically Marginalized Populations in the Community College System is the third in a series of three roundtables that will explore disparities in outcomes and equity gaps among specific historically marginalized populations in community colleges. This event is being hosted by Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) and Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Office of Workforce Investment (OWI).

View Recording

Friday, February 25, 2022
10 am EST

Last Friday of Every Month

Discussing the Evidence Agenda with the Data Foundation's President Dr. Nick Hart, OMB's Evidence Team Lead Diana Epstein, and DOL's Christina Yancey
Virtual

The National Academy of Public Administration invites you to the Executive Panel on Organization and Management. Learn where the government is in its journey to a learning culture; one that evaluates its progress and uses data and evidence to improve its performance and operations.

Evidence-Based Strategies for Addressing Inequities in Community Colleges
Virtual

Evidence-Based Strategies for Addressing Inequities in Community Colleges is the second in a series of three roundtables that will highlight evidence based strategies for reducing equity gaps in community colleges, with a particular focus on improving employment outcomes for affected groups. This event is being hosted by the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) and Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Office of Workforce Investment (OWI).

View Recording

Defining and Accessing Equity in Community Colleges
Virtual

Defining and Accessing Equity in Community Colleges is the first in a series of three roundtables that will examine the definitions of equity, explore the root causes of disparities in outcomes amongst community college students, and discuss how community colleges can effectively identify and monitor equity gaps. This event is being hosted by the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) and Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Office of Workforce Investment (OWI).

View Recording

Building the Evidence Base: Substance Use Disorder and Employment Roundtables Sessions 1 & 2
Virtual

DOL CEO hosted the first two sessions of a series of roundtables on substance use disorder (SUD) and employment. Subject matter experts (SMEs) and practitioners contributed to a facilitated discussion of promising practices in the field, notable collaborative models, and potential avenues for research to advance knowledge and strategies that support individuals and communities affected by SUD.

View Summary Documents