Employment and Training Administration


Book Description

To help guide the nation's workforce development system, the Department of Labor's (Labor) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) conducts research in areas related to job training and employment. Building upon earlier work, this report examined the following: (1) To what extent do ETA's research priorities reflect key national employment and training issues and how useful were the studies funded under them?; (2) What steps has ETA taken to improve its research program?; (3) How has ETA improved the availability of its research since the last review in January 2010? Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.




The Workforce Investment Act


Book Description

This volume examines WIA objectives and the evidence on program performance and impact.




Employment and Training Administration (ETA)


Book Description

The ETA must invest in sound research that identifies the most effective and efficient ways to train and employ workers for 21st cent. jobs. ETA has been criticized for not focusing sufficient attention on its research program, conducting policy-relevant research, and disseminating key research findings in a timely way. This report examined the structure and processes of ETA's research and evaluation center. It addressed the following questions: (1) How does ETA's org. structure provide for research independence? (2) What steps has ETA taken to promote transparency and accountability in its research program? (3) How does ETA ensure that its research is relevant to workforce development policy and practice? Illus. A print on demand report.













Human Resource Economics and Public Policy


Book Description

This book honors Vernon Briggs's professional contributions. This book contains important discussions on issues of human resource economics, which is now often described as workforce development. This book offers much research information and policy analysis that can be used to develop what is needed for an active set of national human resource policies.




Linking Workforce Development and Economic Development in Regions


Book Description

"This dissertation suggests a way to link WD [workforce development] with ED [economic development] through the impact assessment of a federal program named Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) in regions from a mixed-method perspective."--Leaf [ix].