Welcome to the new and improved ETA Research Publications page where you can browse, search and download publications. We have also added a new feature 'Subscribe to Email' where you can subscribe to get notified when new publications are posted.

Informative

ETA Research Publications Search and Filter Tips

Visit Search and Filter Tips to learn more about using search and filter on the ETA Research Publications page.

Informative
71 to 80 of 576 results
Release Date
Release Date:
Issue: 2022-07
Working Together: A First Look at Lessons from the Cascades College and Career Academy and Other Job Corps Partnerships with Community and Technical Colleges: An Implementation Brief from the Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy Pilot Evaluation
DescriptionIn 2016 the Department of Labor (DOL) launched a Job Corps pilot program, the Cascades College and Career Academy Job Corps (CCCA) pilot demonstration, to provide intensive academic instruction, career pathways technical training, and non-cognitive skills training in healthcare and information technology (IT) for at-risk youth, ages 16 to 21. From 2016 to 2020, the evaluation examined the …
PopulationYouth
ProgramJob Corps
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
Release Date:
Issue: 2022-06
Challenges and Options in Developing Future American Indian Population and Labor Force Reports: An Issue Paper
DescriptionThe American Indian Population and Labor Force Report (AIPLFR) is to provide population and labor force data on American Indians and Alaska Natives who are members of federally recognized tribes eligible for the services provided by the Department of the Interior (DOI). DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) developed the AIPFLR and produced 13 reports until 2013. In December 2017, Congress …
PopulationNative American
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Stakeholder Input
Release Date:
Issue: 2022-05
Implementing Registered Apprenticeship Programs: Experiences of 10 American Apprenticeship Initiative Grantees
DescriptionIn October 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) provided funding to 46 grantees across the country to expand registered apprenticeship into new sectors, such as healthcare and information technology, and to populations underrepresented in apprenticeships, such as women, racial and ethnic minorities, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants, Veterans and Spouses
ProgramApprenticeship, Job Corps, YouthBuild, Youth Program, Adult Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
Release Date:
Issue: 2022-04
A Meta-Analysis of 46 Career Pathways Impact Evaluations
DescriptionThe career pathways approach to workforce development emerged to help workers with lower levels of formal education advance to better paying jobs by earning in-demand postsecondary credentials. The approach involves articulated steps of education, training, and jobs within an industry sector or occupational cluster, combined with other services and employer connections to support participant …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth
ProgramAmerican Job Centers, Adult Education, H1-B Grant Programs
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
Release Date:
Issue: 2022-03
Machine Learning in Workforce Development Research: Lessons and Opportunities
DescriptionThe career pathways approach to workforce development emerged to help workers with lower levels of formal education advance to better paying jobs by earning in-demand postsecondary credentials. The approach involves articulated steps of education, training, and jobs within an industry sector or occupational cluster, combined with other services and employer connections to support participant …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis, Machine Learning
Release Date:
Issue: 2022-02
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
DescriptionThe career pathways approach to workforce development emerged to help workers with lower levels of formal education advance to better paying jobs by earning in-demand postsecondary credentials. The approach involves articulated steps of education, training, and jobs within an industry sector or occupational cluster, combined with other services and employer connections to support participant …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramApprenticeship, American Job Centers, Adult Education
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
Release Date:
Issue: 2022-01
Building Better Pathways: An Analysis of Career Trajectories and Occupational Transitions
DescriptionThe career pathways approach to workforce development emerged to help workers with lower levels of formal education advance to better paying jobs by earning in-demand postsecondary credentials. The approach involves articulated steps of education, training, and jobs within an industry sector or occupational cluster, combined with other services and employer connections to support participant …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth
ProgramApprenticeship, American Job Centers, Adult Education
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
Release Date:
Issue: 2021-37
Navigators in Social Service Delivery Settings: A Review of the Literature with Relevance to Workforce Development Programs
DescriptionThis report summarizes findings of a literature review on the use of navigators, their roles and responsibilities, and their impact on workforce development, education, and social services. It covers reports and studies published between 2010 and 2021, and provides bibliographic references for additional research. The review examines the use of navigators across workforce development and related …
PopulationAdult, New Entrants/Reentrants, Individuals with Disabilities
ProgramAmerican Job Centers
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
Release Date:
Issue: 2021-36
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Summary of Stakeholder Input on Research Priorities
DescriptionIn 2020 the Chief Evaluation Office, in collaboration with ETA, launched the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Research Portfolio project. The goals of this project are to generate a range of short and long-term research options and build the evidence base that supports effective employment and training programs, program components, and service strategies. This brief summarizes the …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants, Multi-Barrier Populations
ProgramAmerican Job Centers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Research Brief
Release Date:
Issue: 2021-33
The Role of the Workforce System in Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Resource Guide
DescriptionThis guide provides information on resources that could be used to plan and implement new strategies to address the impacts of opioid (and other substance) use disorders on workers and workplaces. The guide was developed as part of an evaluation of six U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Dislocated Worker Demonstration grants to address the National Health Emergency (NHE) of the opioid crisis. The …
Research MethodologyTechnical Assistance, Research Brief