WSI – Sector Strategies

Industry-Based Employment Programs: Implications for Welfare Reauthorization and Key Survey Findings

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.

March 1, 2002

Sector Policy Project Report No. 3-Measuring Up And Weighing In: Industry Based Workforce Development Training Results In Strong Employment Outcomes

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.

March 1, 2002

Sector Policy Project Executive Summary No. 3

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.

March 1, 2002

Cooperative Home Care Associates: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach

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.

February 1, 2002

Gaining Ground: The Labor Market Progress of Participants of Sectoral Employment Development Programs

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

February 1, 2002

Working with Value: Industry-specific Approaches to Workforce Development

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

February 1, 2002

Sector Policy Project Executive Summary No. 2

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).

October 1, 2001

Sector Policy Project Report No. 2-Measure For Measure: Assessing Traditional And Sectoral Strategies For Workforce Development

In Report 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).

October 1, 2001

Courses to Employment Update (Number 1) Beyond Graduation: Promoting Post-Program Engagement and Advancement

Using the experiences of organizations in the WSI-managed Courses to Employment demonstration, this Update explores why and how some of these partnerships work to maintain relationships with adult participants after they have finished their training.

September 1, 2001

Project QUEST: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach

This case study provides a detailed account of Project QUEST, a workforce development program in San Antonio, Texas that works closely with industry and community partners to create training and career opportunities that help low-income people move out of poverty.

August 1, 2001