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Advanced manufacturing plays a vital role in the current and future economic prosperity of the United States. To support community colleges in the development of industry-aligned training programs in manufacturing and other industries, USDOL...

Past recessions in the US have left invaluable lessons for policymakers. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the US experienced a rise in unemployment. As a result, the Department of Labor funded various projects to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of...

Summarizes recent research to identify current gaps in employment and training research and to make recommendations for future research processes and priorities that could better inform policymakers, practitioners, job seekers, and employers.

Constructs estimates of annual time series of job openings and hires in the U.S. by industry and occupation covering 2005 through 2011.

Discusses the value and purpose of program evaluations, highlights different evaluation tools and techniques, and illustrates how policymakers and program managers can structure and implement evaluations of workforce development programs.

Designed to help collaborating organizations anticipate and address the most common challenges associated with multi-agency performance management systems.

Examines a regional collaboration initiative among local workforce investment boards and workforce intermediaries and reports interim evaluation findings. Full publication title: Evaluation of Regional Collaborations for Economic Development:...

Summarizes strategies used for streamlining and improving teacher evaluation systems in three states.

Applies a statistical model to examine the performance-impact association using evaluation data of Job Corps, the nation’s largest training program for disadvantaged youths.

Examines HPOG options for federal funding and the reporting requirements associated with those funding streams, providing a step–by-step guide for program administrators.