At Workdives into our latest research and expert insights on workforce development and economic mobility. Enjoy this issue and check out more on ourwebsite.
While our name has changed, our commitment to addressing the world’s most pressing problems with equity and agility remains the same. We still go by “Abt,” in honor of our founder, but changing our name underscores the scope of our continuing—and evolving—mission to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of people worldwide. Read more >>
We’re working with the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF OPRE) to analyze how employment processes in the low-wage labor market contribute to racial disparities in employment.
In a recently published literature review, we and our University of Chicago partners summarize research to date on different types of biases and how they show up in hiring processes and on the job, identify potentially promising interventions to address racial bias in employment processes, and suggest areas for future research. Learn more >>
In an effort to support President Biden’s Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) and ACF OPRE at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invite you to join an exciting webinar to hear about recent HPOG research findings and from former HPOG grantees about their experiences. Since the HPOG Program ended in September 2021, former grantees have used other funding mechanisms to offer vital healthcare training and education in their communities. Join the webinar to learn more about the continued need to support the healthcare workforce, and how you can create partnerships and training opportunities in your area!
Abt’s Workforce & Economic Mobility Learning Series aims to distill key discoveries from our workforce development and economic mobility projects with a focus on lessons for practitioners and policymakers. Catch up on the wealth of knowledge shared in our previous webinars covering topics such as apprenticeships, career pathways, family and medical leave, and early childhood education.
Stay tuned for exciting updates on upcoming events.
Established by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), RESEA aims to help Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants return to work more quickly and promote integration of services with the broader workforce system. We worked with DOL to develop a suite of technical assistance products to help RESEA grantees generate evidence of effectiveness. Check out the latest resources here >>
We’re looking forward to the 22nd Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS). Staff will be presenting on a range of important topics, including equity considerations for employer engagement in workforce programs, the economic impacts of a training program for the long-term unemployed, opportunities for building evidence on racial bias in employment processes, addressing substance use disorders in rural areas through workforce systems, impacts and participant and staff perspectives of health care training programs, and more >>
