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The USDOL ETA Five-Year Research Plan U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOREmployment and Training AdministrationWashington D. C. 20210 CLASSIFICATION 5-Yr. Research Plan CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL TP ISSUE DATE July 12 1999 RESCISSIONS None EXPIRATION DATE Continuing DIRECTIVE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 02-99 TO ALL STATE JPTA LIAISONS ALL STATE WORKER ADJUSTMENT LIAISONS ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES ALL ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER SYSTEM LEADS FROM DAVID HENSONDirector Office of Regional Management SUBJECT The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration USDOL ETA Five-Year Research Plan Purpose.To announce the development of the USDOL ETA Five-Year Research Plan to request comments on the Research Plan and to announce the National Workforce Development Research Symposium. Reference.Section 171 a of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Background.Under the Workforce Investment Act WIA of 1998 Section 171 the Secretary of Labor is required to prepare a Five-Year Research Plan every two years. The first Research Plan under the WIA must be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress by July 1 2000. By requiring such a plan the WIA has given USDOL ETA the unique opportunity to conduct a literature review of previous employment and training studies and the research methodologies used for these studies and to propose an agenda for the next five years beginning July 1 2000 for pilots demonstrations research and evaluation studies in areas related to workforce development programs and policies. Research Plan.The Research Plan will identify the potential research and evaluation efforts that will most assist USDOL ETA in carrying out workforce development programs under the WIA. The Research Plan will focus primarily on proposing an agenda for applied research and demonstration topic areas in employment and training that endeavor to test new approaches and describe the most successful and best practices with the aim of providing a learning opportunity for policy-makers and practitioners. Structure of Research Plan.The Research Plan will consist of the following sections A review of relevant literature in employment and training research such as research sponsored by USDOL research by individuals and research institutions and related research by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS the U.S. Department of Education DoEd and other federal agencies An analysis of alternative research methodologies that should be used for various types of employment and training research A presentation of potential research topics and evaluations that might be conducted in the next five years and Recommendations for high priority topic areas which should be initiated over the next several years. Process for Developing Research Plan.The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University is providing staff assistance to USDOL ETA in developing the Research Plan including preparing drafts of the plan. Available drafts of the Research Plan are for discussion only and not for reproduction or quotation. These drafts are being developed by the Heldrich Center and thus do not necessarily represent the official policies or positions of the U.S. Department of Labor. The USDOL ETA has the responsibility for revising the submitted draft Research Plan into a final Research Plan formally clearing the final Research Plan publishing the final version of the plan in the Federal Register and transmitting the final plan to Congress as required by WIA. The Research Plan is being developed through the input of a wide range of individuals and organizations including research and policy offices of the USDOL program offices of ETA research departments of other Federal agencies State and local levels of workforce development agencies members of an Expert Panel and other stakeholders in the employment and training community. In addition to publishing a Training and Employment Information Notice efforts to obtain input include establishing a website publishing in the Federal Register and convening the National Workforce Development Research Symposium. To Contribute to the Development of the Research Plan. Visit http www.heldrich.rutgers.edu USDOL-ETA-ResearchPlan. This website was developed by the Heldrich Center to allow a wide variety of individuals to provide input into the Research Plan as it is being developed. REVIEW an early draft of the Research Plan A July 6 1999 draft of the Research Plan is currently available for review. This draft can be mailed to you or downloaded directly from the website. This early draft contains the first two parts of the plan Section I Review of Recent Research Evaluation and Demonstration Initiatives and Identification of Needs and Section II Review of Alternative Methodologies for Employment and Training Research. Section III List of Potential Research Topics Subject Areas and Section IV Recommendations for High-Priority Subject Areas will be developed during the summer and fall of 1999 based upon further input from the USDOL other Federal agencies the Expert Panel and the larger stakeholder community. COMMENT on the drafts of the Research Plan Submit written comments on various drafts of the Research Plan by mail fax e-mail or through the website. Include your name address and contact information with your comments. SUGGEST areas where future research is needed in employment and training Section III of the Research Plan - List of Potential Research Topics Subject Areas and Section IV - Recommendations for High Priority Subject Areas - will be developed based upon extensive public input. Submit written suggestions for areas where you think future research is needed in employment and training by mail fax e-mail or through the website. Include your name address and contact information with your suggestions. Dates The July 6 1999 draft of the Research Plan is currently available for comment and a revised draft will be available for comment on September 30 1999. Comments on the July 6 1999 draft must be received by August 30 for incorporation into the September 30 1999 draft. Comments on the September 30 1999 draft must be received by October 30 for incorporation into the final draft of the Research Plan. Addresses All written comments on the USDOL ETA Research Plan should be sent through the following website address http www.heldrich.rutgers.edu USDOL-ETA-ResearchPlan by e-mail to hcwd@rci.rutgers.edu by fax at 732 932-3454 or by mail to USDOL ETA Research Plan c o Heldrich Center for Workforce Development Rutgers University 33 Livingston Avenue 5th Floor New Brunswick NJ 08901. The National Workforce Development Research Symposium.On July 27 1999 the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration and the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University will convene a National Workforce Development Research Symposium in Washington DC. This one-day symposium will bring together a variety of individuals with expertise in research in employment and training. The goal of the Research Symposium is to identify through structured discussion priorities for future research in employment and training. Concurrent sessions will focus on topic areas such as understanding the labor market interventions to assist in-school and out-of-school youth interventions to assist dislocated workers interventions to assist adults including welfare recipients and disadvantaged adults interventions to assist individuals with disabilities and other special populations unemployment insurance new tools in employment and training including reemployment incentives and self-employment microenterprise development alternative methodologies for employment and training research and national datasets needed for employment and training research. The National Workforce Development Research Symposium will be held at the Capitol Hilton Hotel 16th and K Streets NW Washington D.C. 20036 on July 27 1999 from 9 00 a.m. to 5 00 p.m. All interested parties are encouraged to attend. There is no registration fee but prior registration is required. Seating is limited to 100 attendees and will be available on a first-come first-served basis. Individuals interested in attending the Research Symposium should register by July 23 1999. Register for the Research Symposium by one of the following methods Mail Mail your name e-mail address organization telephone number address fax number city state and zip code to USDOL ETA Research Plan c o Heldrich Center for Workforce Development Rutgers University 33 Livingston Avenue 5th Floor New Brunswick NJ 08901. Fax Fax your name e-mail address organization telephone number address fax number city state and zip code to the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University at 732 932-3454. Internet Visit the Research Plan website at http www.heldrich.rutgers.edu USDOL-ETA-ResearchPlan to register online. Confirmation of registration will be by mail fax or e-mail the method will correspond to your registration method. Background materials for the Research Symposium including the agenda for the day is currently available on the Research Plan website. Inquiries.For information related to the Research Plan contact Janet Javar USDOL ETA Office of Policy and Research N-5637 200 Constitution Avenue N.W. 20210 fax 202 219-5455 e-mail jjavar@doleta.gov. for information related to the Research Symposium contact Aaron Fichtner Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University USDOL ETA Research Plan c o Heldrich Center for Workforce Development Rutgers University 33 Livingston Avenue 5th Floor New Brunswick NJ 08901 fax 732 932-3454 e-mail hcwd@rci.rutgers.edu.