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Tuning In to Local Labor Markets: Findings From the Sectoral Employment Impact Study
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by Sheila Maguire, Joshua Freely, Carol Clymer, Maureen Conway, and Deena Schwartz
August 2010, 78 pages
This study, the first random assignment evaluation of sector-focused training efforts, finds strong impacts for participants, including higher earnings and better jobs (as measured by hourly wages and access to benefits). Click here to view the full report; click here for an accompanying executive summary. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, which funded the evaluation, has compiled a number of resources that highlight the importance of the report's findings. To read a letter from P/PV President Nadya K. Shmavonian about the significance of the study, click here. |
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P/PV's Sheila Maguire Featured on CNN.com and WNYC
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| CNN.com recently published an opinion piece authored by P/PV's Senior Vice President for Program Effectiveness, Sheila Maguire, in which she argues that focusing on whether job training works distracts from identifying approaches that can make a real difference in the lives of low-income individuals. She highlighted recent findings from P/PV's random assignment study as evidence of one approach that works. She also spoke about the findings of the study on WNYC's Brian Lehrer radio show. |
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Sector Skills Academy 2010 Marano Fellows Announced
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| P/PV and the Aspen Institute's Workforce Strategies Initiative are pleased to announce the selection of the Sector Skills Academy's sixth class of Marano Fellows. The Academy is designed to support the next generation of innovative leaders in sectoral workforce development. For more information, please visit www.sectorskillsacademy.org; to view a list of the 2010 Fellows, click here. |
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Alternative Staffing Demonstration
The goal of this demonstration is to gain a better understanding of how alternative staffing programs serve both job seekers and business customers.
Benchmarking Project
This project aims to establish standards that will allow workforce development organizations to compare their performance to others in the field.
Bridges to Work
Launched in 1996, this initiative closely studied the impact of local city-to-suburb commuting strategies.
Career Advancement Academies
This project will evaluate the efforts of community colleges across three regions of California to provide bridges to college and high-wage careers for under-prepared young adults.
Casey Workforce Convening Project
P/PV has been charged by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to research what workforce strategies are the most effective for the formerly incarcerated and to host a meeting discussing these findings.
Chicago Workforce Project
The Chicago Workforce Project aims to increase workforce development organizations' capacity to use data as a tool for performance improvement.
College and Career Connections Fund
Acting as the project's intermediary organization, P/PV is working closely with community-based organizations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California to help disconnected, low-income youth reconnect with employment and postsecondary educational options.
Corporate Employment Retention Initiative (CERI)
CERI focused on identifying promising strategies of companies that invest in the retention and advancement of entry-level employees.
Employment Networks Project
An exploratory study of programs that help low-income people build informal employment networks.
Fathers at Work
A three-year, national initiative aimed at increasing employment, earnings and family attachment among young, low-income, noncustodial fathers.
First Place for Youth Evaluation
P/PV is conducting a formative evaluation of the First Place for Youth (FPFY) My First Place program. FPFY is a Bay Area–based nonprofit founded to promote the long-term mental, physical and economic health of youth ages 16 to 24 who are aging out of the foster care system.
Gulf Coast Alternative Staffing Initiative
This project aims to help Gulf Coast organizations develop Alternative Staffing Organizations that will connect low-income, displaced and disadvantaged Gulf Coast residents with employment.
Job Opportunity Investment Network
A funding collaborative of several major foundations and city and state agencies aimed at addressing the workforce needs of Philadelphia's disadvantaged workers and employers.
New York City Benchmarking Project
The New York City Benchmarking Project engages workforce development organizations in activities to strengthen their capacity for using data as a tool for performance improvement.
New York City Sectors Initiative
(a project of the Workforce Innovation Fund)
A venture to create a new model of workforce development in New York City, linking service delivery to key economic and labor market trends.
NYCWorks
P/PV conducted a comprehensive evaluation of this workforce development initiative funded by the New York City Council and administered by the United Way of New York City.
Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation Training and Technical Assistance
This initiative is designed to improve the effectiveness of Philadelphia's EARN (Employment, Advancement and Retention Network) Centers as they help local public assistance recipients find and retain employment.
Project Quest Evaluation
P/PV is conducting a study of Project QUEST—a San Antonio-based job training organization that works with local community colleges to make careers in healthcare accessible to a larger pool of residents.
Rikers Island Employment Reentry Program
An evaluation of an initiative that provides immediate transitional employment and other services to former Rikers inmates.
Sector Skills Academy
This year-long program provides unique opportunities for peer learning, skills development, mentoring, technical assistance and professional growth for leaders in sectoral employment across the nation.
Sector Strategies Practicum
Funded by the New York City Workforce Innovation Fund, the practicum will assist selected New York City organizations in the development of practical plans for launching or strengthening sectoral approaches.
Sectoral Employment Research
Projects that explore the effectiveness of sectoral employment programs.
State Workforce Policy Initiative
A project assisting states in the design and implementation of workforce development policies.
Sunset Park Alliance for Youth
A study of the planning phase and early implementation of a collaborative effort that aims to link disconnected young adults in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, to to a broad array of services.
WIA Performance Enhancement Project
A project that provided technical assistance to regions, states and local areas to improve performance under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
Workforce Leaders Academy
The Workforce Leaders Academy seeks to enhance the knowledge and skills of individuals who are committed to continued leadership in the New York City workforce development field.
Working Ventures
An initiative designed to strengthen the performance of the workforce development field by drawing on the expertise and wisdom of seasoned professionals.
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