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Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC): For Data on all Pathways and Labor Market Outcomes

Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC): For Data on all Pathways and Labor Market Outcomes. Andy Van Kleunen OVAE Virtual Data Quality Institute June 6 th , 2012. “Workforce Data” = ?. Data advocates : “P-20/ W ” W orkforce = Employment data Workforce Advocates

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Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC): For Data on all Pathways and Labor Market Outcomes

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  1. Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC):For Data on all Pathwaysand Labor Market Outcomes Andy Van Kleunen OVAE Virtual Data Quality Institute June 6th, 2012

  2. “Workforce Data” = ? • Data advocates: “P-20/W” • Workforce = Employment data • Workforce Advocates • Workforce = Data on workforce development programs leading to employment

  3. UI/FEDES Covered Employment Advanced and Prof. Degree Programs Baccalaureate Programs Unemployment Insurance Employment Service Associate Degree Programs Trade Adjustment Assistance Technical/ Certificate Credit Programs Adult Ed/ Bridge Workforce Investment Act Title I Registered Apprenticeship Technical/ Certificate Non-Credit Programs Vocational Rehabilitation Secondary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Elementary Temp Assistance to Needy Families Tim Harmon, Workforce Enterprise Services (8/5/10)

  4. Workforce Data Quality Campaign • Build upon work of DQC • Labor Supply: Bring in skills programs, new stakeholders • Labor Demand: Employment outcomes, industry needs, jobs data

  5. WDQC Data Goals • Pathways: Include all Students and Programs within aligned data systems • Outcomes: Employment & Credentials across all human capital programs • Jobs: Best Labor Market Information to policymakers, programs, students • Feedback: Student data to programs and institutions for improvement

  6. #1: All Pathways • How many current students captured by • SLDS systems • IPEDs (< 6.6 million of 11 million at CCs) • WIASRD (8.7 million) • ABE National Reporting System (2.3 million) • How many linked? • Which programs, students left out?

  7. #1: All Pathways • Working adult laid off from auto industry • HS CTE student in Health Sciences

  8. #1: All Pathways • Federal Policy options • Education: Expand required SLDS student matches for programs beyond K-12 • Labor: Require connection to SLDS to qualify for discretionary grants (not just WDQI) • State Policy / Practice options • Cross-agency data body beyond education-focused -20 Councils (orange boxes)

  9. #2: Employment/Credentials across All • Which require employment reporting? • WIA Title I , CTE non-credit= yes • ABE Title II, CTE for-credit = depends • 4-year degrees = typically not • Where can you find employment data? • DOL: WRIS 2 (voluntary; only 21 states) • Census: LED (50 states, but not used) • DOED: Gainful Employment (for-profit, non-credit)

  10. #2: Employment/Credentials across All • Which credentials sought by employers? • Which credentials counted? • High School and College Degrees = yes • Certificates / Certifications = depends • Licensure / Third-Party= often not U.S. Job Openings by Skill Level, 2014 Harry Holzer and Robert Lerman, America’s Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs

  11. #2: Employment/Credentials across All • Federal Policy options • Incent more states into WRIS2 • Leverage data already at Census LED • Wyden “Know Before You Go” Act • State Policy / Practice options • Cross-Agency Credential Measurement (MD) • Higher Education employment reports (VA) • Wage record data by occupation vs. industry

  12. #3: Labor Market Information • Best available LMI… • Traditional LMI (2-3 year lag) • Real-time openings data (current, but costly) • Is it consistently available to inform… • Policymaker views of education priorities? • Student choices about programs? • Program choices about updating curricula? • Confirmation of employer input?

  13. #3: Labor Market Information

  14. #3: Labor Market Information • Federal Policy options • National purchase (or compilation) of real-time data for all public educ/training programs • End redundant / conflicting career counseling information between public programs • State Policy / Practice options • Human capital investment analysis (RI) • Statewide sector strategies that include data analysis (PA; 30 others)

  15. #4: Feedback to Programs • Comparable to challenges faced by high schools • Feedback reports • Challenges multiplied for career pathways with multiple funding sources • Different datasets, none linked • Inability to get long-term student data

  16. #4: Feedback to Programs • Aspen CC Prize • PPV Benchmarking for CBOs & CCs

  17. Your Input • Finalizing Campaign Agenda • Upcoming meeting with State Data Experts • Congressional Meetings • Possible Hill briefing • Launch of Campaign • Fall 2012

  18. Contact Andy Van Kleunen Executive Director National Skills Coalition 202-223-8991, ext. 104 andyvk@nationalskillscoalition.org

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