WSI – Policy & Systems Change

Key Research Findings and Implications for the Workforce Investment Act, a new policy brief from WSI, draws on findings from a multi-faceted investigation of industry-specific or “sectoral” workforce development, to offer an overview of this research and discuss implications for Workforce Investment Act legislation.

This report, a collaborative effort between the National Network of Sector Partners and WSI, reviews the progress made by 32 of the Workforce Investment Boards (WIBS) participating in the U.S. Department of Labor Sectoral Employment Development Demonstration project.

This brief highlights some of the key findings from the SEDLP participant survey and describes some of the outcomes that were found specifically among welfare recipients.

This is the third report in a three-part series, the purpose of which is to make both the general concept of sector strategy and the particular outcomes of sector programs accessible to policymakers in easy-to-understand terms.

This executive summary is the third in a three-part series, the purpose of which is to make both the general concept of sector strategy and the particular outcomes of sector programs accessible to policymakers in easy-to-understand terms.

The Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA) is a worker-owned cooperative and employer-based training program that provides home health aide services in New York City’s South Bronx and Northern Manhattan.

Gaining Ground is the third and final report in the SEDLP research series.

This report presents a synthesis of findings from the recently completed Sectoral Employment Development Learning Project (SEDLP).

The report details alarming trends shaping the size and characteristics of the country’s labor force, focusing on shortages in labor and skills and stagnant wages.

In Executive Summary No. 2, the 12-month employment and earnings outcomes from the Sectoral Employment Development Learning Project participant survey are presented alongside benchmarks from other job training and welfare-to-work evaluations, especially the National JTPA Study (NJS).