H-1B Technical Skills Training Evaluation

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funded a study to determine whether H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants have bolstered the skills of the American workforce in industries and occupations that currently rely on workers with H-1B visas. The evaluation was comprised of two key components: 1) a rigorous random assignment-based impact evaluation and 2) an in-depth process study (including multiple “special topics” analyses) that offers lessons and best practices on the design, implementation, and operation of the grant-funded programs. As a subcontractor to Abt Associates, MEF Associates co-led the process study and is involved in all key tasks.

PUBLICATIONS:
Implementation of the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants: Grantee Characteristics and Experiences Providing Employer-Based Training
Evaluation of the Ready to Work Partnership Grant Program: Findings from the Implementation Study of Four Training Programs for Long-Term Unemployed Workers
Providing Employment Services to the Long-Term Unemployed: Implementation and Sustainability of the Programs in the Ready to Work Partnership Grant Evaluation
POLICY AREAS:
Workforce System
METHODOLOGIES:
Implementation and Process Studies | Interviews and Focus Groups | Randomized Control Trials (RCTs)
STAFF:
Mike Fishman | Sam Elkin | Bright Sarfo | Carly Morrison