Title
Evaluation of WIRED Generations II and III
Project Dates
10/29/07-
Description
The WIRED Initiative (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development), launched by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in November 2005, stresses the critical role talent development plays in creating effective regional economic development strategies. WIRED facilitates collaboration between workforce development agencies, educational agencies, and economic development agencies at the regional level to address the challenges associated with building a globally competitive and prepared workforce. Upjohn Institute staff will be a subcontractor to Public Policy Associates (Lansing, Michigan) on the evaluation of WIRED Generation II and III participants. The scope of work includes project design, site visits to WIRED grantees, an online survey of WIRED participants, analysis of extant data, and report writing.
Sponsorship
U.S. Dept of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Subject Area
REGIONAL ISSUES, Entrepreneurship and innovation, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, Regional collaboration
Publications
Nurturing America's Growth in the Global Marketplace Through Talent Development: an Interim Report on the Evaluation of Generations II and III of WIRED, Nancy Hewat, Kevin Hollenbeck; submitted by Public Policy Associates and Upjohn Institute; issued as U.S. Dept. of Labor Employment and Training Administration. ETA Occasional Paper 2009-19 (2009)