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About the Study
In 2021, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) partnered with the Employment Training Administration (ETA) and funded the Urban Institute and its partner Capital Research Corporation to conduct the Older Workers Study. This study will build evidence about the implementation of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), and other DOL workforce programs serving older workers (defined as age 55+), to inform the continuous improvement of SCSEP.
The SCSEP is a community service and work-based job training program for older Americans. The program provides training for low-income, unemployed seniors and provides participants access to employment-based assistance through American Job Centers. Participants must be at least 55, unemployed, and have a family income of no more than 125% of the federal poverty level. SCSEP grantees include state agencies and 19 national nonprofit organizations.
This Department of Labor-funded study was a result of the annual process to determine the Department’s research priorities for the upcoming year. It contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform employment and training programs and policies and addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities.
- What strategies and partnerships are promising in SCSEP and other DOL programs serving older workers?
- How might programs serving population with similar barriers inform SCSEP?
- How did SCSEP grantees adapt activities during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- What features will programs retain going forward and why? How are grantees adapting their programs to better and more equitably serve older workers?
- What is the impact of training strategies/interventions for older workers’ employment outcomes (primarily placement outcomes)?
- From Crisis to Opportunity: A Snapshot of Strategies Adopted during the Pandemic by Senior Community Service Employment Program National Grantees (Research Report, January 2023)
- Workforce Programs Serving Older Workers and Other Populations with Employment Barriers: Older workers implementation and descriptive study (Research Report, September 2022)
Project Duration: 60 Months
Contract End Date: June 2026
Contractor: Urban Institute
For More Information: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov
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.