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1. The Public Employment Service in a One-Stop World. Policy Issues Monograph.

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Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Sar Levitan Center for Social Policy Studies., Lazerus, Scott, Mangum, Garth, Mangum, Stephen, Tansky, Judith, Lazerus, Scott, Mangum, Garth, Mangum, Stephen, Tansky, Judith, and Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Sar Levitan Center for Social Policy Studies.

Abstract

The impact of one-stop career centers on the U.S. Employment Service (ES) program was examined through case studies of one-stop initiatives in the following states: Georgia; Ohio; California; Iowa; Oregon; Massachusetts; Texas; Utah; and Wisconsin. Of the nine case study states, only Georgia had not begun instituting a one-stop career center system as of 1997. Ohio, California, Massachusetts, and Oregon were using various forms of interagency agreements to foster cooperation of ES with job training and other agencies at one-stops. Iowa, Utah, Wisconsin, and Texas had created new consolidated agencies. The following were among the 17 conclusions and suggestions emerging from the study: (1) state legislation should continue to encourage workforce service agency consolidation; (2) the ES must have the lead role in one-stop centers; (3) however state agencies are organized, one-stops should provide integrated services for the greatest number of programs possible; (4) strategies to involve employers in state workforce development activities should be emphasized; and (5) the ES's role in ensuring prompt reemployment of unemployment insurance recipients needs continued emphasis. (A table detailing selected ES productivity and funding measures in the nine case study states and nationwide and a discussion of consolidated workforce development agencies are appended.) (MN)

Published
1998

2. The Emerging Workforce Development System. Policy Issues Monograph 97-01.

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Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Sar Levitan Center for Social Policy Studies., Pines, Marion, and Callahan, Jim

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State policies and activities for systematizing work force development were examined through a survey completed by individuals involved in work force development in 40 states and case studies of policies and programs in Texas, Utah, Florida, and Michigan. Throughout all levels of government and the private sector, consensus that work force development is critical to success in the global economy is growing. The following underlying forces for change were identified: growth of the private sector's power; growing perception that collaborative activities may yield greater flexibility, efficiency, and access to new resources; the 104th Congress' focus on work force development consolidation and block grants; and new federal initiatives. A new work force development system with the following characteristics was advocated: driven by business, locally designed/implemented, universally available, user friendly, and measurable/accountable for short- and long-term results. The following items were recommended as ways of enhancing work force development systems: increased business participation/ownership; institutional planning and policy frameworks at the federal, state, and local levels; uniform data and reporting systems; and accountability standards focused on improved learning and higher earnings. (Eleven tables/figures are included. Appended are lists of the states responding to the survey and codes used in the tables.) (MN)

Published
1997

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