Five years ago, young people in the Middle East and North Africa led a major uprising with hopes for a better life. Dr. Heath Prince, a University of Texas labor market expert, explains why little has changed in this article published online for The Conversation. You can check out the article here. The full paper can be found here.
Mid-South Community College-led Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant
Principal Investigator: Co-Principal Investigator: |
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Sponsor: | Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and US Department of Labor |
Project Duration: | June 2015 – September 2018 |
Description: | The Ray Marshall Center (RMC), in collaboration with the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW), will be evaluating the efforts of the Mid-South Community College-led Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grant for the Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce (GMACW). GMACW’s mission is to help solve Greater Memphis’ skills gap by: aligning training and education programs with employers’ skill requirements, and with each other; connecting employers to cost-effective training and hiring support, and; driving coordination and improved outcomes among providers that serve job candidates.
While CSW is conducting the implementation (formative) evaluation, RMC is carrying out a quasi-experimental comparison cohort (summative) evaluation to measure the impact of these strategies. The impact evaluation conducted by RMC will seek to gauge the “value-added” from these enhanced training pathways. |
Reports Available: | Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce (GMACW) TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Impact Evaluation Final Report Author: Ashweeta Patnaik Date: September 2018 Publication Type: Report, 60pp. Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce (GMACWorkforce) TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Implementation Evaluation Final Report Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Interim Impact Evaluation Report Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Final Impact Evaluation Plan |
Promoting the Adoption of Sector Strategies by Workforce Investment Boards Under WIOA
Principal Investigator: | Heath J. Prince, PhD |
Sponsor(s): | Annie E. Casey Foundation |
Project Duration: | September 2015 – February 2017 |
Description: | The Ray Marshall Center (RMC), with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, proposes to contribute to the literature regarding sector strategies by identifying five Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) that have successfully implemented sector strategies. The aim of this research is to document the processes by which these WIBs have adopted a sector-based approach, and how they have carried out the roles noted above, or other roles that have proven effective. Ultimately, this collection of five case studies will provide guidance for WIBs nationally as they adapt to the requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
In addition, the RMC will apply its considerable expertise on the subject of sector-based strategies to assist in the provision of technical assistance to Baltimore’s WIB as it begins to implement sector strategies. This technical assistance will include, but not be limited to, strategic consultation with WIB administrators and staff regarding sector strategies, research as determined by needs identified by the WIB as they relate to sector strategies, presentations to stakeholders of research findings and recommendations for sector strategy implementation, and, potentially, assistance with the creation of brief sector strategy dissemination materials. |
Reports Available: | Promoting the Adoption of Sector Strategies by Workforce Development Boards Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Authors: Heath Prince, Chris King, and Sarah Oldmixon Date: March 2017 Publication Type: Report, 52pp. |
Chris King Presents Two-Generation Strategies to JobPath in Tucson, Arizona
On April 28, Dr. Chris King presented Promise of Two-Generation Anti-poverty Strategies: Existing and Emerging Evidence to JobPath, a sectoral training initiative of Tucson Interfaith Community Services. The presentation featured new lessons being learned from 2-Gen strategies in other states as well as current best practices for implementing and sustaining 2-Gen frameworks.
Heldrich Center Releases New Video on Transforming U.S. Workforce Development Policies
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University has released a video promoting interviews with national and international scholars and experts addressing workforce challenges in the United States. Dr. Chris King is featured at 18:35 recommending employer-based training solutions and emphasizing the importance of local sector strategies. A summary of the Aligning Employers and Workforce Development Strategies panel from last October’s Transforming US Workforce Development Policies for the 21st Century workforce development conference can be found here.
Two-Generation Anthology: Ascend
Principal Investigator: | Christopher T. King, PhD |
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Sponsor: | The Aspen Institute’s Ascend Program Innovation Fund | |
Project Duration: | December 2012 – April 2015 | |
Description: | Two Generations. One Future: An Anthology from the Ascend Fellowship, featuring the 2012-2013 class of the Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows, is the culmination of more than two years of collaboration and bold idea development, aimed at building a cycle of intergenerational opportunity in America. The Anthology includes essays from leading practitioners, policymakers and experts, and researchers, capturing the momentum, challenges, and opportunities for two-generation approaches emerging at the local, state, and national levels.
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Reports Available: | Two Generations. One Future: An Anthology from the Ascend Fellowship Editors: Dr. Christopher King; Dr. P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale; and Dr. Mario Small Date: April 2015 Publication Type: Anthology, 172pp |
RMC Research Spotlighted in Recent Issue of the Employment & Training Reporter
The March 9, 2015 issue of the Employment & Training Reporter featured Heath Prince and Chris King’s work on the State Workforce and Education Alignment Project (SWEAP) for the National Skills Coalition. Their paper, Using Pathway Evaluators for State Workforce Planning, which was written with NSC co-authors Bryan Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis, offers a step-by-step process for evaluating the effectiveness of career pathways. A courtesy reprint from MII Publications can be read here.
Heath Prince and Chris King Co-Author SWEAP Papers with National Skills Coalition
Heath Prince and Chris King co-authored a set of State Workforce and Education Alignment Project (SWEAP) papers just issued by the National Skills Coalition. The two reports present new tools that provide policymakers the information they need to improve the effectiveness of states’ workforce and education programs to create career pathways for people with a diversity of needs. They also explain how states can create web-based and interactive dashboards to evaluate their ability to help residents get jobs requiring postsecondary training while providing employers with skilled workers. The two papers can be found below.
Heldrich Center Releases Summary Highlighting Panel Featuring Chris King from October’s Workforce Conference
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University has released a summary highlighting the discussions from the panel Aligning Employers and Workforce Development Strategies from last October’s Transforming US Workforce Development Policies for the 21st Century workforce development conference (see original news post here). The summary can be found here. Below you can watch the Heldrich Center’s interview with Dr. King in which he provides recommendations on what should be done to address workforce challenges in the US. If you cannot view it below, you can view it here.
Behavioral Economics and Workforce Development
Principal Investigator: | Heath J. Prince, PhD |
Sponsor(s): | The Hitachi Foundation |
Project Duration: | August 2014 – August 2016 |
Description: | The Ray Marshall Center, with support and guidance from the Hitachi Foundation, will act on the following activities.
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Reports Available: | Behavioral Economics and Workforce Development: A Review of the Literature from Labor Economics and the Broader Field Authors: Cynthia J. Juniper and Heath Prince Date: February 2016 Publication Type: Report, 16pp |
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