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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...

Describes the current national trends and challenges related to coordinating regional workforce development systems.

Detailed and actionable toolkit designed to assist organizations and individuals associated with the workforce development system become engaged in WIOA planning processes.

The Metro North Regional Employment Board serving the greater Boston metropolitan area applied its Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF) grant to implement the CONNECT project. This process improvement initiative was designed to coordinate and co-locate...

This 14-page brief provides an overview of the study design, summarizes the key findings from the four associated papers that showcase the results of the study, and concludes with some implications for the American Job Centers (AJC) system under...

This brief presents an overview of key institutional features of the American Job Center (AJC) service delivery system across the country that shape day-to-day operations and customer experiences. To do this, authors identify common patterns and...

This brief describes the role and activities of One-Stop Operators in 40 comprehensive American Job Centers (AJCs). It provides an overview of the types of entities that served as Operators, the roles that Operators played, common supervision...

This brief analyzes 40 comprehensive American Job Centers (AJCs) selected to participate in the Institutional Analysis of AJCs shared resources. The paper analyzes resource sharing practices, participating partners, and the cost allocation...

The Opportunity Works Implementation report describes the "Back on Track" framework, a multi-phase intervention to help "opportunity youth—" young people ages 16 to 24 who are not in school or meaningfully employed—into pathways to postsecondary...

Describes the membership and priorities of 28 Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs) randomly chosen to participate in the Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs Gold Standard Evaluation and discusses possible changes to...