Events

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.

Academic Engagement, federal evaluation, data, methods, and tools

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.

Academic Engagement, federal evaluation, data, methods, and tools

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.

Once available, more information on this final event of 2022 will be posted here.

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.

October 21, 2022
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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).

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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.

Thursday, February 24, 2022
1 pm EST

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).

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Thursday, February 10, 2022
1 pm EST

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).

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Monday, May 17, 2021

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.

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