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- Title
The impact of training and demographics in WIA program performance: A statistical analysis.
- Authors
Moore, Richard W.; Gorman, Philip C.
- Abstract
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) measures participant labor market outcomes to drive program performance. This article uses statistical analysis to examine the relationship between participant characteristics and key outcome measures in one large California local WIA program. This study also measures the impact of different training interventions on program outcomes while controlling for participant characteristics. The findings suggest that adjusting future performance measures for participant characteristics would create more valid performance measures. Further, we find that WIA training interventions do not yield consistent positive labor market outcomes after controlling for participant demographics. Finally, we recommend directions for future research.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; LABOR supply -- Law &; legislation; LABOR market; EMPLOYEE training; OCCUPATIONAL training; PROFESSIONAL education; JOB performance; PERSONNEL management; QUANTITATIVE research
- Publication
Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 4, p381
- ISSN
1044-8004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hrdq.20029