This MDRC study examines the offerings of 39 adult basic skills programs and analyzes the need for these types of programs. The report identified 10 programs in high-need areas in California, where adult basic skills education is integrated with workforce and college preparation. There is also a set of findings on opportunities for expanded integrated adult basic skills programs in the state and the lessons that can be applied to other states across the country.

This Urban Institute report examines youth employment 2013 data in-depth (the most recent data available). There is a particular focus on disparities in employment outcomes by race and ethnicity, sex, and age, for youth ages 16-24. The report also analyzes the industry sectors where youth are employed and rates of disconnection between school and work that could explain declining youth labor force participation rates.

The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) will host a set of three professional development webinars, beginning on August 22, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. ET and continuing on September 26, 2019 and October 17, 2019. The first of these one-hour webinars will cover Career Assessment Principles and Practices, and successive webinars will highlight Career Planning: Individualizing the Process and Beat the Clock: Behavior Focused Time Management. Registration fees are required for all three webinars for both NAWDP members and non-members prior to attendance.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service will host a webinar on July 18, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET to discuss the use of intermediaries in the administration of SNAP E&T programs. Intermediaries are organizations that conduct required administrative tasks and support State SNAP programs by centralizing operations and fiscal reporting. The webinar will include speakers from Goodwill of North Georgia, Portland (Oregon) Community College, and Worksystems (the local Workforce Investment Board in Portland, Oregon) who will discuss the benefits, challenges, and opportunities of each of their models.

This Chapin Hall issue brief reviews: child welfare workers’ perceptions of county-level availability of training and the range of services available for transition-age foster youth; workers’ views about the collaboration between child welfare departments and other service delivery systems; and the correlation between foster youth satisfaction with training and services and outcomes in education, homelessness, employment and health. The analysis relies on longitudinal studies from the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH) conducted in 2013 and 2015. Report findings point to the need for increased collaboration among child welfare and other systems, as well as connection of foster youths’ satisfaction with offered services to support service delivery.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) will host a webinar on July 11, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET to discuss best practices of using labor market information (LMI) data in creating Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans. Speakers include LMI Directors from Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan and representatives from the U.S. Department of Education and DOLETA.

The U.S. Department of Labor announces a series of competency model resources that outline the knowledge, skills, and abilities one needs to enter and succeed in an occupation or industry. Discussed are stackable competencies in the areas of personal effectiveness, academic requirements, and the workplace, and industry-wide and industry-sector skills.

This dataset from the Annie E. Casey Foundation is the 30th annual report that follows and ranks states on metrics related to child well-being. Particular focus is on four larger categories of trend analysis: economic well-being, education, family and community, and health. Additionally, there are individual state profiles with relevant data that are presented as user-friendly fact sheets.

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report reviews the early impact and initial findings of the Health Careers for All program, one of nine career pathways programs evaluated under the Pathways for Advanced Careers and Education (PACE) study. The study identifies the percentage increase of participants enrolling in healthcare-related training over an 18-month period.