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Issue: 2023-20
The Impact of Regional Sectoral Training Partnerships: Findings from America’s Promise (Final Impact and Outcomes Report)
DescriptionIn May 2017, the Chief Evaluation Office partnered with the Employment and Training Administration and funded the America’s Promise Job-Driven Grant Program Evaluation. The America’s Promise Evaluation seeks to fill some of the existing research gaps related to regional workforce partnerships and sector-based strategies through a rigorous mixed-method approach that evaluates the implementation, …
PopulationAdult, Employers, Individuals with Disabilities, Men/Women, Multi-Barrier Populations, Underemployed Workers, Unemployed Individuals, Unemployed Workers, Youth
ProgramOther Competitive Grants
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis, Quasi-Experimental Design
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Issue: 2023-19
State Incentives to Promote and Support Apprenticeship: Takeaways from Eight States
DescriptionThis brief explores how states use financial incentives to expand Registered Apprenticeship (RA) Programs and achieve targeted goals. The brief draws from findings from focus groups conducted with the following eight states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, and Mississippi. The representatives from the eight states reported that incentives are helpful in …
PopulationAdult, Veterans and Spouses, Men/Women, Employers, Youth, Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
ProgramApprenticeship
Research MethodologyFocus Groups, Qualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2023-17
A Review of the Literature on Registered Apprenticeships: Evaluating Registered Apprenticeship Initiative
DescriptionThis report reviews the latest studies, reports, and documents on Registered Apprenticeship programs (RAPs) to help understand gaps in apprenticeship knowledge. It discusses the benefits of apprenticeship for employers, workers, and society; how the federal government invests in the apprenticeship system; and what we have learned from state efforts to expand apprenticeship. The report also …
ProgramApprenticeship
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2023-18
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected State Apprenticeship Systems: Takeaways from Eight States
DescriptionThis brief highlights key takeaways from virtual discussion groups in which apprenticeship administrators in eight states described how the COVID-19 pandemic affected their Registered Apprenticeship systems and how they and their apprenticeship partners responded to the pandemic. Topics discussed in the brief include how the COVID-19 pandemic affected state apprenticeship staff’s engagement with …
PopulationAdult, Youth, Unemployed Individuals, Men/Women, Employers
ProgramApprenticeship
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Focus Groups
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Issue: 2023-16
Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations in the United States: Apprenticeship Evidence-Building Portfolio
DescriptionThis research report provides background on women’s labor market experiences and opportunities in apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations in the United States to provide context for the forthcoming descriptive study of the 2020 and 2021 Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grants.     The report also summarizes the planned activities of the WANTO grantees, the …
PopulationVeterans and Spouses, Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Individuals with Disabilities, Immigrants/Refugees/Foreign Born, Adult, Men/Women, African-American, Native American, Youth
ProgramApprenticeship, Other Competitive Grants
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Literature Review, Survey
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Issue: 2023-15
Using Behavioral Insights to Increase Youth Use of Workforce Services in Virtual Contexts: Final Report
DescriptionIn 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) partnered with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and 11 participating counties in Ohio to conduct a study entitled Using Behavioral Insights to Increase Youth Use of Workforce Services in Virtual Contexts. The study focused on participation in Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program (CCMEP), which receives funding from …
PopulationYouth
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2023-14
Applying Behavioral Insights to Inform Job Search: Evaluating Effects of a Behaviorally Informed Intervention on Job Search Online in West Michigan
DescriptionIn 2017, the Chief Evaluation Office funded an initiative to assist with Behavioral Interventions (BI) research, including developing rigorous impact evaluation design options for studying innovative program improvement strategies. In 2019, in partnership with the Employment and Training Administration the BI team began investigating behavioral barriers to successful online job search. Most …
PopulationAdult
ProgramAmerican Job Centers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2023-13
Using Risk/Needs Assessments in Reentry Services (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-12
Common Indicators of Recidivism Used in Program and Policy Evaluations (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-11
Connecting Reentry Project (RP) Participants to In-Demand Local Industries: Insights from RP Grant Programs (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey