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		Tuning In to Local Labor Markets: Findings From the Sectoral Employment Impact Study

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.

P/PV Research Cited, as SECTORS Act Passes House

The SECTORS Act, which will fund sector-based training efforts, passed the House on July 19, following a discussion of P/PV's new report, Tuning In to Local Labor Markets: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study. P/PV's random assignment study finds that participants of three sector-based programs, run by experienced nonprofit organizations, earned significantly more, worked more and had better access to benefits than the control group. The study also identifies key ingredients that likely contributed to these programs' success. To watch a video of Representative Dave Loebsack (D-IA) discussing the bill, click here.

Sector Skills Academy 2010 Marano Fellows Announced

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.

		The Benchmarking Project is Now Accepting New Data!

P/PV is now conducting another round of data collection and will be accepting new data surveys through August 13, 2010. Click here to learn more about the project and to sign up for informational conference calls scheduled over the next few weeks.

Overview


Employment issues have been at the forefront of our work since we began operations in 1978. Current projects include: testing the efficacy of promising sectoral employment and alternative staffing models; building the capacity of workforce development leaders; and working to define benchmarks of "good performance" for the workforce development field. More >>

Recent Publications

Working Dads: Final Report on the Fathers at Work Initiative
Working Dads: Final Report on the Fathers at Work Initiative presents findings from P/PV's evaluation of Fathers at Work, a national demonstration funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, designed to help low-income noncustodial fathers increase their employment and earnings, become more involved in their children's lives, and provide them with more consistent financial support.

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Job Training That Works: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study
This issue of P/PV In Brief presents the results of a two-year study conducted by P/PV with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The random assignment evaluation found that high-quality sector-focused job training programs produced significant impacts for participants, including increases in earnings and employment.

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Major Initiatives

Benchmarking Project
This project aims to establish standards that will allow workforce development organizations to compare their performance to others in the field.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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