Meeting the Needs of Businesses through the Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs
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Meeting the Needs of Businesses through the Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs

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Published: Nov 08, 2015
Publisher: Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research and Social Policy Research Associates
Human Services Employment Economic Development, Job Creation, and Entrepreneurship Training and Re-employment Research and Evaluation Evaluation Design Policy Analysis
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Associated Project

Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs Gold Standard Evaluation

Time frame: 2008-2017

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Authors

Kate Dunham

This brief describes the types of business services provided by the 28 study Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs) that participated in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Gold Standard Evaluation. It focuses on services provided to businesses funded by WIA but also discusses services provided by WIA’s partner programs at American Job Centers, such as the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service (ES).

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