ETA Announces Proposed New Data Collection For WIRED Evaulation
ETA is currently soliciting comments on a new proposed data collection for the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative Evaluation. Comments are due by December 8, 2008. (10/09/08) |
GAO Report: Employment and Training Program Grants: Evaluating Impact and Enhancing Monitoring Would Improve Accountability
GAO recommends that Labor take steps to ensure that it can evaluate the initiatives' impact, documents compliance with statutory program requirements for noncompetitive grant awards, and develops and implements a risk-based monitoring approach for WIRED grants. (05/08/08) |
Council on Competiveness Announces Availability of "Cooperate: A Practitioner's Guide for Effective Alignment of Regional Development and Higher Education"
A new Guide -- "Cooperate: A Practitioner's Guide for Effective Alignment of Regional Development and Higher Education" -- is the result of a partnership between the Employment and Training Administration's Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative, which has provided funding, and the Council on Competitiveness. (03/18/08) |
TEN 23-07: Building and Sustaining an Educated and Prepared STEM Workforce
The purpose of TEN 23-07 is to share the Department of Labor's vision for the public workforce system's role in developing the talent needed for high growth industries requiring science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills. (01/04/08) |
House Minority Introduces WIA Reauthorization Bill
The legislation is largely the same as the bill (H.R. 27) approved by the Republican controlled Congress last year. (10/04/07) |
U.S. Department of Labor Announces $3.3 Million Grant to Foster Entrepreneurship Among Minorities
Through this grant, NBIC will support the startup and growth of small businesses in regions across the country, including those participating in the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative. (03/08/07) |
"The President's Demand-Driven Workforce Development Initiatives" Report Available
This CRS Report examines the President's High Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI), Community-Based Job Training Grants (CBJTG), and Workforce Innovation and Regional Economic Development (WIRED). (02/22/07) |
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Competition for WIRED Initiative's 3rd Generation
As with the previous WIRED call for proposals, this competition is open to all governors, each of whom received an announcement letter from Secretary Chao. Governors may submit up to two proposals for awards up to $5 million each. (02/14/07) |
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