The Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act released federal legislation in 2014 which requires states to provide integrated education and training services for adult learners. The Integrated Education and Training (IET) model of instruction includes a combination of adult education and literacy, workforce preparation, and workforce training activities centered around a ...
One critical aspect in the implementation of skills-based practices is to be able to measure and track the skills that employees learn on the job. This report looks into the landscape of employer skill validation practices and the systems and tools that support them.
When approached by a federal agency looking to improve service delivery experiences and outcomes for customers with disabilities, we discovered that while staff on the frontlines understood what the law required of them, they often struggled to put policy into practice when providing customer service. We provided assistance applying key ...
AIR Vice President and Institute Fellow Mark Schneider will testify at a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, entitled “Back to School: A Review of Tax Exempt College and University Endowments.” Schneider is expected to discuss the extent ...
AIR is working with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to better understand and strengthen the current state of education and career preparedness in Human Resources.
In the latest episode of AIR Informs, Irma Perez-Johnson explains why the U.S. Department of Labor’s unemployment statistics may not capture the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce; why an accurate count matters; and what the road to economic recovery may look like.
In collaboration with our partners, government leaders, and field experts, AIR has worked to strengthen the evidence base, provide evidence-backed equity resources, and support equal access to programs that can help people and communities thrive.
This brief provides a more in-depth view of the diverse subbaccalaureate sector. Specifically, the brief examines changes among less than-four-year Title IV postsecondary institutions, looking at the number of institutions that offer CTE and the number of subbaccalaureate CTE credentials (certificates and associate’s degrees) these institutions award. ...
In this video, Dr. Mark Schneider, a vice president at AIR, discusses his work on the earning power of first-year graduates from colleges and universities. In general, the findings show that a student’s school and major can make a big difference in what they earn.
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that 23 million Americans were unemployed as of April 2020. While these numbers may seem shocking, the official count may exclude up to 8 million more who lost jobs or stopped looking for work between February and April. This brief examines those numbers.