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Apprenticeships provide individuals with on-the-job training and contextualized learning. For over 80 years, US DOL has overseen the Registered Apprenticeship (RA) system, in partnership with State Apprenticeship Agencies. Today there are about...

In recent years, decision makers have become interested in behavioral science and its potential to motivate and improve results for program participants. US DOL’s Behavioral Interventions (DOL-BI) project explores how these interventions can...

Effective workforce development programs can help meet the needs of participants and employers. However, the delivery of such programs requires thoughtful planning and implementation. These resources discuss how research results and accountability...

Why do so many older Americans work past retirement age? Can they not afford to retire or do other factors explain their continued participation in the workforce? To further discussions about policy proposals and program expansions, with the...

This week, we highlight resources that describe innovative alternative pathways that develop the skills of opportunity youth and adults. The first resource presents a six-pillar career pathways framework that includes enrollment policies,...

Local Workforce Boards are charged with coordinating their local plans with their state’s workforce goals. The implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) created changes to the responsibilities and structure of these...

Evaluates program sustainability for CareerAdvance using Tulsa as a case study and examines whether CareerAdvance could be a suitable alternative once the Health Professions Opportunity Grant program expires.

Provides labor workforce data on women in the Washington, D.C. region while outlining recommendations for improving women’s participation in the workforce with case studies of current programs working towards those goals.

Describes how Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program sites used performance management information to develop and improve their programs, based on a review of grantee performance progress reports, a survey of HPOG program directors,...

Provides a framework to engage employers, build deeper partnerships, and align workforce programs with employer needs; identifies the challenges for collaboration; and more specifically, the framework considers the different goals and dimensions...