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Find similar grantsWorkforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) Grants is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration. Supports the development and expansion of workforce longitudinal databases to enhance the sharing of performance data among stakeholders.
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Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) | U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Foreign Labor Certification Indians and Native Americans Layoffs and Rapid Response National Dislocated Worker Grants Trade Adjustment Assistance Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) POLICY AND DIRECTIVES Back Advisories and Directives Recovery-Ready Workplace Resource Hub Freedom of Information Act Office of Foreign Labor Certification Office of Grants Management Office of Unemployment Insurance (1-877-S-2JOBS) Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) WIOA Technical Assistance Resources and Tools Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) Individual Program Results Workforce Integrated Performance System (WIPS) Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) The Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) supports the modernization to longitudinal administrative databases that integrate workforce data and education data.
WDQI also emphasizes promoting improvements and the level of quality of these systems, in addition to increasing the accessibility of performance data, including data reported by employment services and training providers. Education data are being collected under the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education to which the WDQI is a parallel effort.
WDQI is a collaborative partnership at the Federal level between the Departments of Labor and Education. The long-term WDQI and Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) goal for States is to use their longitudinal data systems to follow individuals through school and into and through their work life. WDQI grant recipients are expected to demonstrate similarly established partnerships between state workforce and educational agencies.
High quality and consistent data that are available from service providers about services offered, and how well their customers benefited as they enter or re-enter the labor market, are integral to informed consumer choices. Each WDQI grantee is expected to enhance their workforce longitudinal database in addition to using that database to conduct analysis of state workforce and education systems.
Additionally, WDQI grantees are expected to use this data analysis to create materials on state workforce performance to share with workforce system stakeholders and the public. WDQI grants provide funding to eligible SWAs to accomplish some or all of the following objectives: Link Workforce and Education Data o Strengthen data linkages that facilitate performance, evaluation, research, statistical, and longitudinal analysis.
Enhance Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Reporting o Support ETP data collection, reporting, and data analysis. ETP data is a resource for job seekers, American Job Centers, and states to make informed choices about the type and location of the best training opportunities by comparing programs, credentials, occupations, and labor markets.
Promote Data-Driven Strategies and Outcomes o Use longitudinal data to assess the impact and effectiveness of federally and state-supported education and job training programs and identify evidence-based practices, including those for individuals facing barriers to employment.
Design Customer-Focused Reports o Develop user-friendly products to help customers make informed decisions on education and training programs based upon outcomes and cost-efficiencies. o Establish a governing body that is responsible for developing and implementing data policies and processes and addressing high priority data quality issues.
Develop Actionable Data Tools to Support Worker Mobility o Establish, enhance, or connect to a system of interoperable learning and employment records that provides individuals who choose to participate in such system ownership of a verified and secure record of their skills and achievements and the ability to share the record with employers and education providers. Workforce GPS, Community of Practice https://wdqi. workforcegps.
org/? RefBy=communities Grantee Quarterly Reporting Information Quarterly Report Template Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant Program
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State workforce agencies with state workforce/education partnerships. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) Grants is funded by U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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