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Employer Resource Networks: Uniting Businesses and Public Partners to Improve Job Retention and Advancement for Low-Wage Workers

This issue brief provides an overview of key features of the Employer Resource Network (ERN), an innovative, employer-based model that pulls together a consortium of small- to mid-size businesses to…

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Career Advancement and Work Support Services on the Job: Implementing the Fort Worth Work Advancement and Support Center Program

Describes the Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) program in Fort Worth that tested service delivery at workplaces rather than at public agencies, as part of a broader demonstration that…

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Innovative Collaborations Between Workforce Boards and Employers Helped Meet Local Needs

Reviews 14 local Workforce Investment Board partnerships to identify factors that facilitated innovative collaborations, major challenges to collaboration; and actions the Department of Labor (Labor) has taken to support local collaborative…

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Research Shows the Effectiveness of Workforce Programs

This literature review synthesis of several rigorous quasi-experimental studies conducted on Workforce Investment Act programs and other sector-focused workforce programs

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Linkages Between TAA, One-Stop Career Center Partners, and Economic Development Agencies

Describes connections that the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program has established with other workforce system partners and economic development agencies. These connections allow for effective "wrap-around" services for the participants…

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Community Colleges and Workforce Partnerships

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Are you looking for research related to education and training for unemployed and underemployed adults?  Try these topics and target populations on Workforce System Strategies to find random-control trials, process studies, implementation tools, and more:

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• Community Colleges
• Career Pathways
• Limited Skills/Education
• Online Training
• Certifications, Industry-Recognized Certificates

Workforce Systems Strategies is regularly increasing its resources but if you would like to nominate a toolkit or any other workforce related resource, please contact us!

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Ex-offender/Reentry Resources

 

Our collection of ex-offender/reentry resources offers a spectrum of research and tools on reintegration and employment strategies through effective case management, mentoring, job training, placement...

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Toolkits and other “Level 3” implementation resources can help you implement promising practices.

Currently available examples:

  • Supporting Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
  • Recruiting and Retaining Employees with Disabilities
  • E-Learning in Adult Education
  • Career Ladders and Pathways for the Hard-to-Employ

To find these resources, choose any Topic or Target Population and look for "Level 3" resources.  Or, Select “Find by Methodology” > “Level 3: Supporting Resources.”

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