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Download full textGrossman, Jean B.; Quiroz Becerra, M. Victoria; Tessler, Betsy; Azurdia, Gilda – MDRC, 2023
A 2014 report on global human capital trends found that many employers across the United States had difficulties maintaining a skilled and committed workforce. Yet unemployment among young people ages 16 to 29 years was well above the overall unemployment rate. In 2016, 8.2 percent of this group were unemployed, while the national average was 4.9…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Labor Force Development, Social Justice, Change Strategies
Chlebowski, Arthur L.; McWilliams, Joshua D.; Hawkins, William C.; El Tawil, Stephanie – Metropolitan Universities, 2021
The Technology Commercialization Academy (TCA) was launched to promote the identification, assessment, and exploitation of economically viable innovations by undergraduates and retain those graduates in the southwest Indiana region. Further, as part of the I-69 Innovation Corridor initiative, the TCA was part of increasing the regional Innovation…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job Skills
Locke, Dawn G. – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The federal government helps veterans pursue skills needed in the civilian workforce. Veterans Affairs (VA) created Veterans Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) to support veterans who enroll in high-technology education programs through VA-approved training providers. The act includes a provision for the US Government…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Employment, Job Training
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Direct linkSmith, Matthew J.; Smith, Justin D.; Jordan, Neil; Sherwood, Kari; McRobert, Erin; Ross, Brittany; Oulvey, Eugene A.; Atkins, Marc – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2021
This study reports the results of a single-arm, noncontrolled, Type 3 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial evaluating virtual reality job interview training (VR-JIT) delivered in five preemployment transition programs comprising 15 schools, 10 administrators, 23 teachers, and 279 youth ages 16-21 years receiving special education…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Computer Simulation, Training Methods, Transitional Programs
Diana McCallum; Alina Martinez; Tiffany Waits; Elizabeth Mugo – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2024
This report describes the implementation efforts of the first grantees under the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) and how they aligned with program priorities. Begun in 2018, SFEC is one of the key U.S. Department of Education programs designed to address disparities in family engagement in schools. The program provides grants to…
Descriptors: State Programs, Family Involvement, Government School Relationship, Low Income
Diana McCallum; Alina Martinez; Tiffany Waits; Elizabeth Mugo – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2024
This volume serves as a companion to the "Lessons from the First Statewide Family Engagement Centers: Alignment with Federal Priorities and Factors Influencing Implementation" report. The report focuses on the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) program and provides insights into its implementation and alignment with federal…
Descriptors: State Programs, Family Involvement, Government School Relationship, Low Income
Diana McCallum; Alina Martinez; Tiffany Waits; Elizabeth Mugo – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2024
This document provides the data collection instruments for the full report, "Lessons from the First Statewide Family Engagement Centers: Alignment with Federal Priorities and Factors Influencing Implementation." The report describes the implementation efforts of the first grantees under the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Methods, State Programs, Family Involvement
Iowa Department of Education, 2016
This report is Iowa's response to the four questions that the United States Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), requires of all states and territories receiving federal funding through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). The overall goal of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Career Education, Technical Education
