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Evaluating Wia Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Evaluating Wia Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Washington's Workforce Development System Pays Off, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Washington's Workforce Development System Pays Off, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Using Administrative Data For Workforce Development Program Evaluation, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Using Administrative Data For Workforce Development Program Evaluation, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

This paper addresses the question of whether administrative data that are collected for performance monitoring purposes can be used for program evaluation. It argues that under certain circumstances, such data can be used. In particular, data from the state of Washington are used to examine the effectiveness of services provided to adults under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The general theme of an emerging literature on techniques for nonexperimental evaluations of social programs is that many different techniques have appropriate asymptotic properties. A contribution of this paper is to examine the sensitivity of net impact estimators to various estimation techniques. …


Evaluation Evidence About The Effectiveness Of Public Training Programs For Incumbent Workers, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Evaluation Evidence About The Effectiveness Of Public Training Programs For Incumbent Workers, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Ohio Jobs Student Retention Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel Jan 2015

An Evaluation Of The Ohio Jobs Student Retention Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of The Kent County Work Progressions Program, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Evaluation Of The Kent County Work Progressions Program, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Workforce Program Performance Indicators For The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Jan 2015

Workforce Program Performance Indicators For The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Workforce Development System In The Economic Development Of Urban Areas, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

The Role Of The Workforce Development System In The Economic Development Of Urban Areas, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

The net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of workforce development programs were estimated in three separate studies; two of them in Washington and one in Virginia. The programs included the public job training system, programs at community and technical colleges, adult basic education, private career schools, high school career and technical education, and vocational rehabilitation for disabled individuals and for blind or visually impaired individuals. The net impact analyses were conducted using a nonexperimental methodology. Individuals who had encountered the workforce development programs were statistically matched to individuals who had not. Administrative data with information from the …


On The Use Of Administrative Data For Workforce Development Program Evaluation, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

On The Use Of Administrative Data For Workforce Development Program Evaluation, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

This report establishes that performance monitoring data may be used for program evaluation purposes, such as with process and net impact evaluation. Evidence supporting this assertion is gathered from the administrative data of the State of Washington that examines services provided to adults under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The report describes various empirical estimation techniques and summarizes the net impact estimators generated." The report offers guidance to policymakers and program administrators, who may be unfamiliar with the technical details of various analytical approaches, that although empirical results may appear complex or unstable, they can be used for program improvement. …


Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Jan 2015

Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang

Kevin Hollenbeck

This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of 11 workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Six of the programs serve job-ready adults: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I-B Adult programs, WIA Title I-B Dislocated Worker programs, Community and Technical College Job Preparatory Training, Community and Technical College Worker Retraining, Private Career Schools, and Apprenticeships. Three of the programs serve adults with employment barriers: Community and Technical College Adult Basic Skills Education, IBEST, and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation programs. The other two programs serve youth: WIA Title I-B Youth programs and Secondary Career and …


Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return: Performance Measures?, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return: Performance Measures?, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Net Impact Estimates For Services Provided Through The Workforce Investment Act, Kevin Hollenbeck, Christopher T. King, Wei-Jang Huang, Daniel Schroeder Jan 2015

Net Impact Estimates For Services Provided Through The Workforce Investment Act, Kevin Hollenbeck, Christopher T. King, Wei-Jang Huang, Daniel Schroeder

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Sectoral Initiatives And Opportunity Youth, Kevin Hollenbeck Dec 2014

Sectoral Initiatives And Opportunity Youth, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Sectoral Initiatives In Solving The Employment Problems Of Opportunity Youth, Kevin Hollenbeck Dec 2013

The Role Of Sectoral Initiatives In Solving The Employment Problems Of Opportunity Youth, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

An estimated 6.7 million individuals in the United States are between the ages of 16 and 24 and are not employed, not in school, and have not earned a postsecondary credential. This paper examines the extent to which sectoral initiatives, which operate on the demand side of the labor market, can play a role in facilitating pathways into productive careers for these individuals, who we refer to in the paper as opportunity youth (OY). It is mainly a review of the literature about the effectiveness of workforce development sectoral initiatives and other programs specifically focused on OY. It first reviews …


Implementation Of The Job Training Partnership Act: Final Report, Robert Cook, Caricia Fisher, H. Hunt, Sarah Liebschutz, Gretchen Maclachlan, Susan Macmanus, Mark Morlock, Kenneth Palmer, Alex Pattakos, V. Rawlins, Kalman Rupp, Wayne Turnage Nov 2012

Implementation Of The Job Training Partnership Act: Final Report, Robert Cook, Caricia Fisher, H. Hunt, Sarah Liebschutz, Gretchen Maclachlan, Susan Macmanus, Mark Morlock, Kenneth Palmer, Alex Pattakos, V. Rawlins, Kalman Rupp, Wayne Turnage

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Private Sector Involvement In Jtpa, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Private Sector Involvement In Jtpa, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Gm-Uaw Metropolitan Pontiac Retraining And Employment Program (Prep), H. Hunt Nov 2012

The Gm-Uaw Metropolitan Pontiac Retraining And Employment Program (Prep), H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Process Evaluation Of The Implementation Of The Job Training Partnership Act: Phase 2. Sda Field Research Report, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Process Evaluation Of The Implementation Of The Job Training Partnership Act: Phase 2. Sda Field Research Report, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Aug 2006

Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


On The Use Of Administrative Data For Workforce Development Program Evaluation, Kevin Hollenbeck, Daniel Schroeder, Christopher King, Wei-Jang Huang Dec 2004

On The Use Of Administrative Data For Workforce Development Program Evaluation, Kevin Hollenbeck, Daniel Schroeder, Christopher King, Wei-Jang Huang

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Public Policy In Skills Development Of Black Workers In The 21st Century, Timothy Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck Dec 2003

The Role Of Public Policy In Skills Development Of Black Workers In The 21st Century, Timothy Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Jun 2003

Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.