Sectoral Employment Development Learning Project (SEDLP): This 4½-year project was an intensive learning evaluation of the outcomes, strategies and industry relationships of six leading sectoral programs. The project produced a series of research reports that highlighted the labor market outcomes for low-income participants of these projects both prior to receiving training, and one and two years following training. In addition, extensive research was done on the particular strategies each program employed to provide services to low-income people and to industry. Results of that research appear in research reports that discuss the methodology used and provide an overview of the outcomes; in-depth case studies of each of the organizations participating in the SEDLP; and policy papers which benchmarked findings about participants in the six programs against findings from other well known studies of workforce development demonstrations, such as the National Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Study. Click here to find out more about the research reports, case studies, and policy papers that resulted from this research.

P/PV’s Sectoral Employment Impact Study: Building on WSI’s experience in researching the sectoral employment development field, our team is providing support to Public/Private Ventures by reviewing and providing input on the findings of P/PV’s Sectoral Employment Impact Study (SEIS). SEIS will utilize participant outcomes data from a random assignment study to further document the effectiveness of sector-based training – one of the field’s most commonly implemented strategies. Ultimately, the SEIS will contribute to the greater body of research on the sectoral employment development field. More information about the project is available at P/PV’s Web site.