This report shows how state leaders are using technological advances to improve the use of data in five critical areas: (1) Helping economic and workforce developers, businesses, and colleges to reduce the high costs resulting from uninformed education and workforce decisions; (2) Assisting college leaders in making program-related decisions that…

These appendices accompany the full report that summarizes the implementation and evaluation of the Accelerating Connections to Employment (ACE) program. The ACE program model is designed to improve employment and employment-related outcomes for low-skilled workers through formal partnerships between Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and…

CNA Education served as the third-party evaluator for the Connecticut Health and Life Sciences Career Initiative (HL-SCI), a statewide initiative funded from September 2012 to March 2016 through a Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The purpose of HL-SCI is to prepare…

This report summarizes the implementation and evaluation of the Accelerating Connections to Employment (ACE) program. The ACE program model is designed to improve employment and employment-related outcomes for low-skilled workers through formal partnerships between Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and community colleges. Implemented at nine…

"JOBSTART" is an alternative education and training program designed to improve the economic prospects of young, disadvantaged high school dropouts by increasing educational attainment and developing occupational skills. The program has four main components: (1) basic academic skills instruction with a focus on GED (General Educational…

The annual report describes the 1976-1977 activities of Connecticut's Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, a statewide coordinating agency. Discussed are the following aspects of the Commission: population served, interpretive services, counseling and referral, and job development and placement. It is stated that the Commission, in its 3…

Study of a sample of 93 individuals with disabilities participating in supported employment programs in Connecticut found that monthly wages and levels of integration increased significantly when compared to working situations prior to supported employment placement. (JDD)

A Connecticut business association helps place teachers in job-related summer work and promotes their image as professionals. Because teachers apply course teachings to first-hand experiences, the internship helps ensure that skilled teachers will instruct future workers. Describes ways to set up a summer job placement program. (CJH)

The effectiveness of Health Services Occupation (HSO) programs was studied by an assessment of the academic achievement and attitudes of current students and by a followup survey of program graduates. Data were collected and analyzed from three classes of program graduates (1979-81) and current students (grades 9 through 12) at four schools. In…

The Job Connection, which meets the requirements stipulated in the Family Support Act of 1988, is structured to ensure that needy families with children obtain the education, training, and employment needed to help them avoid long-term welfare dependence. The Job Connection program is administered through Connecticut's Department of Income…

Case histories evaluate the effectiveness of recent and current retraining programs for unemployed workers under Federal, state, municipal, and union-management auspices, judging them by their success in placing workers in useful employment in distressed economic areas. Data on various aspects of retraining programs under a wide variety of…

Connecticut's Jobs First program, which began operating in January 1996, combines a time limit on welfare receipt with generous financial work incentives and requires recipients to participate in employment-related services targeted toward rapid job placement. The impacts of the Jobs First program were examined by following several thousand…

This document contains the reports on audits of the one-stop systems in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Vermont. The overall audit conclusions were as follows: (1) the states have made substantial efforts toward forming new comprehensive workforce investment systems as mandated by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA); (2)…

This is a final report of a 3-year project to modify the curriculum in the Bristol, Connecticut, school system by infusing career education concepts and practices into all subjects at all grade levels. The report includes a description of the four components of the project: Grades K-8, grades 9-12, development of job placement services, and…

Current and historical data on the Connecticut State Technical System and its five component campuses are provided in this report. Parts I through III present enrollment data for courses financed through the tuition fund, the extension fund, and both funds combined. Information is provided on headcount and full-time enrollment trends by program…