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Building More And Better Jobs: Lessons From The United States, Randall W. Eberts
Building More And Better Jobs: Lessons From The United States, Randall W. Eberts
Randall W. Eberts
No abstract provided.
How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts
How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts
Randall W. Eberts
No abstract provided.
Setting And Adjusting Performance Goal Targets, Gloria Salas-Kos, Randall W. Eberts
Setting And Adjusting Performance Goal Targets, Gloria Salas-Kos, Randall W. Eberts
Randall W. Eberts
No abstract provided.
A Methodology For Setting State And Local Regression-Adjusted Performance Targets For Workforce Investment Act Programs, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang, Jing Cai
A Methodology For Setting State And Local Regression-Adjusted Performance Targets For Workforce Investment Act Programs, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang, Jing Cai
Randall W. Eberts
Beginning with PY2009, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) adopted a regression-adjusted approach for setting national targets for several federal workforce development programs, including WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs. Prior to that time, national targets were based on past performance and the desire to encourage continuous improvement in the workforce programs. The continuous improvement approach typically increased target levels from year to year without a systematic way of accounting for changes in economic conditions or the ability to meet previous targets. The onset of the 2007–2009 recession drew into question this practice, and the …
Implementation Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act: Workforce Development And Unemployment Insurance Provisions, Burt S. Barnow, Jing Cai, Yvette Chocolaad, Randall W. Eberts, Richard Hobbie, Joyce Kaiser, Tara Smith, John Trutko, Wayne Vroman, Stephen A. Wandner
Implementation Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act: Workforce Development And Unemployment Insurance Provisions, Burt S. Barnow, Jing Cai, Yvette Chocolaad, Randall W. Eberts, Richard Hobbie, Joyce Kaiser, Tara Smith, John Trutko, Wayne Vroman, Stephen A. Wandner
Randall W. Eberts
No abstract provided.
Rebuilding Distressed Regions: Problem Diagnosis And Tracking, Randall W. Eberts
Rebuilding Distressed Regions: Problem Diagnosis And Tracking, Randall W. Eberts
Randall W. Eberts
No abstract provided.
Evaluation Of Regional Collaborations For Economic Development, Kevin Hollenbeck, Nancy Hewat
Evaluation Of Regional Collaborations For Economic Development, Kevin Hollenbeck, Nancy Hewat
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
Does The Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Does The Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
Return On Investment In Workforce Development Programs, Kevin Hollenbeck
Return On Investment In Workforce Development Programs, Kevin Hollenbeck
Kevin Hollenbeck
Under more and more fiscal scrutiny because of shrinking state and local budgets, workforce development programs are being asked to estimate their return on investment (ROI). This paper introduces basic concepts of ROI in workforce development programs. It distinguishes ROIs estimated for workforce programs from those that are estimated for financial investments or capital projects. The paper furthermore exposits the basic ingredients of an ROI study—identification of the treatment and time periods of analysis, identification of the net impacts of the program, and identification of net costs. Finally, the paper presents results from the estimation of the ROI for postsecondary …
Net Impacts Of Workforce Development Programs On Individuals With Low Earnings, Kevin Hollenbeck
Net Impacts Of Workforce Development Programs On Individuals With Low Earnings, Kevin Hollenbeck
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
The Interaction Of Workforce Development Programs And Unemployment Compensation By Individuals With Disabilities In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck
The Interaction Of Workforce Development Programs And Unemployment Compensation By Individuals With Disabilities In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
Using Administrative Data For Workforce Development Program Evaluation, Kevin Hollenbeck
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 Of Regional Collaborations For Economic Development: Lessons From The Employment And Training Adminsitration's Wired Initiative, Kevin Hollenbeck, Nancy Hewat
Evaluation Of Regional Collaborations For Economic Development: Lessons From The Employment And Training Adminsitration's Wired Initiative, Kevin Hollenbeck, Nancy Hewat
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
Workforce Program Performance Indicators For The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang
Workforce Program Performance Indicators For The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
An Assessment Of The Bc Careers Employer Resource Network: Its Contributions To The Ern Model, Kevin Hollenbeck, George A. Erickcek, Bridget Timmeney
An Assessment Of The Bc Careers Employer Resource Network: Its Contributions To The Ern Model, Kevin Hollenbeck, George A. Erickcek, Bridget Timmeney
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
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
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
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
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
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.
Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang
Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang
Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
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 …
New Labor Market Realities Require New Workforce Development Policies, Carl E. Van Horn
New Labor Market Realities Require New Workforce Development Policies, Carl E. Van Horn
Employment Research Newsletter
No abstract provided.