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In the gig economy, self-employed and contingent workers find work through digital platforms and other avenues. Developing strategies to serve these freelance or gig workers is challenging, and public workforce agencies rely on research about the...

Through better alignment of education, training, and employment services among public agencies, career pathways holds the promise of increasing the number of workers in the U.S. who gain the industry-recognized and academic credentials they need...

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...

The economic competitiveness of the United States hinges on the strength of its workforce. Developing a skilled workforce, however, requires a keen understanding of workforce needs and a plan to address those needs. The resources in this...

WIOA sets out to implement workforce education and employment system reforms to help strengthen the public workforce system. Although WIOA replaced WIA, recent studies under WIA sought to address research questions to inform such reforms. The...

Discusses required changes to the public workforce development system under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as compared with the Workforce Investment Act, and presents strategies that might improve employment outcomes for youth and...

The resource focuses on four main topic areas: case management, integrated service delivery, training programs, and youth services. Although the first three sections on service strategies focus on evidence from studies on adults or general...

Presents strategies and activities to assist state adult education staff to evaluate existing career pathways systems; develop and improve professional development services for adult education providers; and collect and use data on career pathways...

Presents recommendations to state policymakers on strategies to leverage community colleges within the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a more cohesive and collaborative state workforce development system.

Presents the findings from a survey of adult education providers in 43 states on Integrated Education and Training, a growing adult educational practice that combines foundational skill building with occupational training in in-demand sectors.