scholarly journals Recent Advances in Performance Measurement of Federal Workforce Development Programs

2011 ◽  
pp. 233-276
Author(s):  
Randall W. Eberts ◽  
Timothy J. Bartik ◽  
Wei-Jang Huang
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Federal Workforce

Workforce Entry Including Career and Technical Education and Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 695 (1) ◽  
pp. 260-274
Author(s):  
Burt S. Barnow ◽  
Lois M. Miller ◽  
Jeffrey A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Occupational Training ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Federal Workforce

This article reviews the basic patterns of employment and school enrollment for new labor market entrants in the period leading up to the Great Recession and in the decade thereafter. We find a persistent shift into four-year colleges that began during the Great Recession. At the same time, fewer youth are neither working nor enrolled in school. We see little change in occupational training programs during our study period, in program or in participation rates; in particular, rates of training provided via federal workforce development programs remain low among workforce entrants. The research literature on these programs has advanced but without large effects on policy or practice.

Introduction to the Section on Workforce Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sachs
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Job Skills ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Blended Education

When unemployment is high and education budgets are shrinking, people flock to community colleges and other providers to learn new job skills. Asynchronous and blended education provide solutions for meeting large scale demand, thus this issue features four cases about innovative workforce development programs. Each one of them advances the possibilities and provides replicable practices for expanding access.

Deportations and development: Responding to El Salvador’s new migration crisis

2020 ◽  
pp. 026909422098105
Author(s):  
Nik Theodore
Keyword(s):  
El Salvador ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
The Us ◽  
Housing Shortages ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
Us Cities ◽  
Economic Development Strategies

For decades El Salvador has been reliant on migration, mainly to the US, to provide remittances and an outlet for widespread underemployment. The deportation of tens of thousands of migrants annually by the United States, however, threatens to exacerbate problems of joblessness, poverty, and informality in local economies, calling into question the suitability of prevailing economic development strategies. This study proposes an alternative approach—labor force-based development—that was initially proposed to assist US cities confronting widespread job losses following deindustrialization. Through a survey of 198 Salvadorans who were apprehended by US immigration authorities and deported, this article documents deportees’ employment experiences in El Salvador and the US, tenure in their primary occupation, education and training obtained, and the localities to which they will return. It also provides recommendations for improving the employment outcomes of deportees. Given that a substantial proportion of deportees have worked in the construction industry, opportunities exist for designing workforce development programs that meet the needs of jobseekers as well as local communities facing housing shortages.

scholarly journals Public work projects cultivate youth in workforce development programs

2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
David Campbell ◽  
Jean Lamming ◽  
Cathy Lemp ◽  
Ann Brosnahan ◽  
Carole Paterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Public Work

Scaling workforce development: using MOOCs to reduce costs and narrow the skills gap

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Rosendale ◽  
LeAnn Wilkie
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Employee Training ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Depth Of Field ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hiring Managers ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Specific Implementation

Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine both benefits and managers’ perceptions of open, online educational courses, as compared to more traditional means of employee training and development both to better engage workforce personnel as well as a cost reduction tool. Design/methodology/approach Using empirical survey data along with supporting background literature, the authors use a qualitative and practical approach to recommend best practices in the OD and training field. Findings Antiquated in-house training and development programs are costly and may not meet the needs of the 21st century workforce. Managers must be open to online, free-sourced training options as a way to reduce T&D budgets and attract and retain top talent. Originality/value While MOOCs continue to receive academic attention, this article is novel insofar as it analyzes the value of non-traditional educational options mainly from the organizational and management perspective. By surveying hiring managers and offering specific implementation steps, the depth of field in this body of literature is rightfully expanded.

Evaluating local workforce development programs in Upstate New York, USA

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-366
Author(s):  
Carlos J. L. Balsas ◽  
Anthony Swingruber ◽  
Yen-Fu Lin
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
New York State ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
Upstate New York ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Employment Rates

Workforce development programs in the United States have increasingly focused on two critical approaches: Learning at work and experience as education. Workforce development programs are increasingly aimed at making territories more competitive by strengthening labor markets and helping to meet the needs of employers in significant sectors of the economy. Workforce development in Upstate New York is an important step forward in preventing the region from lagging behind other regions in the country. In this paper, we examine the role of the Capital Region Workforce Investment Board, a local workforce improvement board under the supervision of the New York State Workforce Investment Board. Specifically, we evaluate the impacts of the new Capital Region Workforce Investment Board’s Program on the federally funded Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Adult Program priorities. Before-and-after analysis comparing the program outcomes in two four year periods, 2006–2009 and 2010–2013 are presented. The results of the new plan are mixed across several key performance indicators. Evidence shows that the new focuses increased the average earnings of program participants in a situation where employment rates decreased slightly. Significant industries for 2012–2022 are also reviewed.

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