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Strategic Goal 1

In the coming program year, ETA is testing new ideas and approaches in employment and training to address needs that were amplified during the

recession, such as the necessity of adult learners to participate in training while still earning an income, aligning Federal, state and local workforce,

education and economic development systems to meet employer demand, strengthening participation of employers, labor, and philanthropic partners

in program design and delivery, and the evolution of education and training methods to include technology-based methods.

The WIA Federal-State-local partnership has demonstrated enormous potential for developing and testing alternative service strategies. ETA will

propose, and will continue testing through programs like the Workforce Innovation Fund, alternative strategies in the WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker,

and Youth Programs to encourage collaboration across program silos to better serve participants’ needs.

Approaches for the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker programs include testing training and reemployment services, especially for vulnerable

populations, and evaluating practices that have shown promise over the past decade, such as apprenticeships, on-the-job training, and regional and

sector strategies.

ETA – Increase the average earnings of individuals served through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Registered Apprenticeship, Community Service Employment for Older

Americans (CSEOA), Job Corps, and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Programs

*Target reached (Y),

What Worked

What Didn't Work

Program Performance

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Improved (I), or Not

Improvement Plan

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