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Sectoral Employment Impact Study

Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership

www.wrtp.org

  • Program Education
  • Program Area Expanding Economic Opportunity
  • Grant Amount $200,000
  • Grant Period March 1, 2005–December 31, 2006
  • Location Milwaukee, WI, United States
  • Geographic Focus Milwaukee

About this grant

This grant will enable the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership to continue participating in the Sectoral Employment Impact Study, a random assignment performance evaluation to determine the impact that sectoral employment training has on the employment, job retention and earnings of low-income participants. Results of the study will be used to inform public policy.Funding will support objectives that include enrolling 225 participants in the treatment group and 225 in the control group; providing training opportunities in health care, manufacturing and construction; assisting all enrollees to find employment; and offering follow-up services to all participants to ensure job retention and provide help, as needed, for re-employment and job advancement.