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Governing the Public Workforce System: The Structure and Priorities of Local Workforce Investment Boards
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Governing the Public Workforce System: The Structure and Priorities of Local Workforce Investment Boards

Issue Brief
Published: Nov 08, 2015
Publisher: Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research and Social Policy Research Associates
Human Services Employment Economic Development, Job Creation, and Entrepreneurship Training and Re-employment Research & Evaluation Evaluation Design Policy Analysis

Associated Project

Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs Gold Standard Evaluation

Time frame: 2008-2017

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Authors

Kristin Wolff

This brief describes the structure and priorities of the 28 study local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs), including size and membership composition, how paid staff supported the LWIBs, and the study of strategic workforce development priorities. It is one of 11 special topic briefs based on findings from the Workforce Investment Act Gold Standard Evaluation implementation study.

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