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The Apprenticeship Evidence-Building Portfolio Evaluation Design Pre-Specification Plan follows the template that evaluators must use to meet the pre-specification practices articulated in OMB Memo M-20-12 Phase 4 Implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018: Program Evaluation Standards and Practices. OMB Memo M-20-12 calls for making an “evaluation’s design and methods available before the evaluation is conducted and in sufficient detail to achieve rigor, transparency, and credibility by reducing risks associated with the adoption of inappropriate methods or selective reporting of findings, and instead promoting accountability for reporting methods and findings.” The information reported must also provide sufficient information that final reporting could be assessed per the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) evidence guidelines. Evaluators may also find it helpful to refer to their Office of Management and Budget’s Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Information Collection Request requirements submissions.

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Urban Institute. (2023). Department of Labor Evaluation Design Pre-Specification Plans. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.