Evaluation and Research Hub
Workforce data, research and evaluations to drive system improvements.
About
Evaluation and Research Hub
The Evaluation and Research Hub or Eval Hub is your technical assistance point of access to resources that help you integrate evaluation into WIOA state planning activities, program management, annual reporting, and continuous improvement.
Use the Eval Hub as a starting point to find tools that help you support research and evaluation learning agendas or priorities, increase research and evaluation capacity, utilize appropriate research and evaluation methods, and disseminate research and evaluation products. Participate in the Eval PLC’s "Use and Choose" approach to identify, disseminate, apply and create evidence.
The Eval Hub presents a select number of evaluation and research resources to address your technical assistance needs and engages you and your peers in an active learning environment. We invite you to try our tools and resources and provide feedback on your experiences, as you conduct, coordinate, and collaborate in program evaluations and research to demonstrate improved outcomes and impacts for your customers.
To join this dynamic community and receive the most up-to-date information for planning and implementing effective evaluation strategies, register for a free WorkforceGPS account and join the Evaluation and Research Hub.
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Event Summary
Building evidence with rigorous evaluation methods can demonstrate the effectiveness of sector strategies. This session will highlight the impacts of sectoral employment models and career advancement initiatives that offer career pathways for non-college-educated workers designed to increase educational attainment, credentialing, and employment.
Moderator(s)
Gloria Salas-Kos, Senior Program Analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research, Employment and Training Administration, U. S. Department of Labor
Jana Bauer, Senior Analyst, Safal Partners
Presenter(s)
Kelsey Schaberg, Research Associate, MDRC
Mark Elliott, President, Economic Mobility Corporation
Laura Peck, Principal Scientist, Income Security and Economic Mobility Domain Director, MEF Associates
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Event Summary
Participatory research methods in program evaluations offer opportunities to involve community members as active research participants who contribute to the systematic collection of information about the activities. Presenters in this session will share some findings from research that utilize and examine participatory approaches and methods in evaluation to improve outcomes for underserved populations and rural communities.
Moderator(s)
Gloria Salas-Kos, Senior Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research
Presenter(s)
Wayne Gordon, Director, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research
Dina Eman, Research Associate, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Jeffrey Poirier, Ph.D., Associate Director, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Cheryl Burkhard-Kriesel, Ph. D, Professor and Extension Specialist, Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center, University of Nebraska
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Event Summary
The capacity to plan for, design, and conduct evaluations takes appropriately allocated resources, expertise, technical assistance, and tools to create over time. This session will highlight the efforts made by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the efforts of two state workforce agencies (SWAs) to expand or build evidence and implement evaluations as required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014.
Moderator(s)
Gloria Salas-Kos, Senior Program Analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research, U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Presenter(s)
Wayne Gordon, Research and Evaluation Director, Office of Policy Development and Research, U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Ellie Hartman, Chief Evaluation Officer, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bryan Huebsch, Data Integration and Governance Manager, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Pradeep Kotamraju, Deputy Director, Research, Policy, and Legislation, California Workforce Development Board
Cynthia Forland, Evaluation Peer Learning Cohort Lead, Office of Policy Development and Research, U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration/Safal Partners
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Event Summary
State and local workforce boards and agencies can use a variety of evaluation and research approaches depending on the workforce development program contexts, research questions, and key stakeholders. This webinar highlighted some of the strategies that state and local agencies can take to leverage internal and external partners to conduct or expand evaluation and research activities.
Moderator(s)
Neil Ridley, Evaluation Team Lead, US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration
Michelle Carson, Senior Project Director, Safal Partners, Inc.
Presenter(s)
Randall Wilson, PhD., Workforce and Education Consultant, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Lawrence Lyman, Division Director, Travis County Health and Human Services Department
Heath Prince, Ph.D., Director, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources
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Event Summary
States are required to conduct and coordinate evaluations, and collaborate with Federal studies under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA). Over the last several years, efforts to help state workforce agencies (SWAs) expand or build upon their evaluation activities include development of new tools and resources, as well as hands-on technical assistance through the Evaluation Peer Learning Cohort (EvalPLC).
Moderator(s)
Gloria Salas Kos, Senior Program Analyst and Evaluation Technical Assistance Coordinator, Office of Policy Development and Research, U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Cynthia Forland, Evaluation Peer Learning Cohort Lead, Office of Policy Development and Research, U. S. Department of Labor/Safal Partners, Employment and Training Administration
Presenter(s)
Wayne Gordon, Research and Evaluation Director, Office of Policy Development and Research, U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Sacha Stadhard, Manager, Special Grants and Youth Policy, MassHire Department of Career Services
Bryan Huebsch, Data Integration and Governance Manager, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
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Event Summary
This webinar highlights evidence-based state practices drawn from the Accelerating Opportunity (AO) grant evaluations and its precursor, I-Best. It provides examples from research and evaluation findings, recommendations, and results applied to improve existing or develop new education and workforce programs.
Moderator(s)
Neil Ridley, Evaluation Team Lead, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Ingrid Schonfield, Research and Evaluation Dissemination Lead, Safal Partners, Inc., Office of Policy Development and Research, Employment and Training Administration, U. S. Department of Labor
Presenter(s)
Eleni Papadakis, Executive Director, Washington Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board
Lauren Eyster, Senior Fellow, The Urban Institute
Harmony Little, former Accelerating Opportunity State Coordinator, current Director of Career Pathways, Kentucky Community and Technical College System
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Event Summary
This event describes evaluation methods and approaches using data analytics and evaluation to expand upon the uses of performance management and administrative data. Presenters will offer examples of methods for conducting studies, including non-experimental studies, and potential uses of studies. The primary focus of this webinar will be to demonstrate how the use of administrative data can support state and local research and evaluations.
Moderator(s)
Wayne Gordon, Director, Research and Evaluation, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Ingrid Schonfield, Workforce System Strategies and Evaluation and Research Hub Lead, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration/Safal Partners
Presenter(s)
Randall Eberts, Senior Researcher, W. E. Upjohn Institute
Carrie Mayne, Chief Economist, Utah System of Higher Education
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Event Summary
As the public workforce development system transitions into new and different modes and methods of service delivery with an increased emphasis on remote services and virtual learning, evaluation planning and thoughtful implementation can play a critical role. This webinar will highlight initial efforts by states and local areas to deliver workforce development services remotely and share ideas for state workforce agencies to consider for evaluation of their remote and technology-based services.
Moderator(s)
Cynthia Forland, Evaluation Peer Learning Cohort Lead, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Wayne Gordon, Director, Division of Research and Evaluation, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Presenter(s)
Deniece Thomas, Deputy Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Alisa Belzer, Professor, Program Coordinator, EdM, Adult and Continuing Education, Rutgers University
Burt Barnow, Amsterdam Professor of Public Service, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
Kathy Krepcio, Executive Director & Senior Researcher, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University
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Event Summary
This webinar provides an overview of the application process for the 2020 Evaluation Peer Learning Cohort (EvalPLC) for state workforce agencies and their WIOA core program partners.
Moderator(s)
Cynthia Forland, Evaluation Peer Learning Cohort Lead, U.S. Department of Labor, Education and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research/Safal Partners
Presenter(s)
Gloria Salas-Kos, Senior Program Analyst/Evaluation Technical Assistance Coordinator, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Education and Training Administration
Wayne Gordon, Director, Division of Research and Evaluation, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Education and Training Administration
Bryan Huebsch, Data Integration and Governance Manager, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Mark Burgess, IWIB Staff/Technical Assistance Manager, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
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Event Summary
This webinar re-introduces the Department of Labor's Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) and provides an overview of how CLEAR supports Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) programs. The presentation includes a demonstration of the CLEAR website functionalities and explains how CLEAR may be used to find evidence relevant to states’ Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) programs.
Moderator(s)
Megan Lizik, Senior Evaluation Specialist and Project Officer for RESEA Evaluation, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor
Presenter(s)
Phomdaen Souvanna, Senior Analyst, Abt Associates
Lawrence Burns, Reemployment Coordinator, Office of Unemployment Insurance, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
