Sectoral Employment Development Learning Project (SEDLP)

The purpose of SEDLP was to document and disseminate learnings about sectoral employment development strategies and the outcomes of these programs for low-income people. The SEDLP was a 4½-year, intensive learning evaluation of the outcomes, strategies and industry relationships of six leading sectoral programs that was designed to offer insights to both practitioners and policy makers regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the sectoral strategy.

Results of the SEDLP 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.

SEDLP RESEARCH REPORTS:

SEDLP Research Brief No. 1: Key Findings from the Baseline Survey of Participants

SEDLP Research Report No. 1: Methodology and Findings from the Baseline Survey of Participants

SEDLP Research Report No. 2: Closing the Gap: How Sectoral Workforce Development Programs Benefit the Working Poor

SEDLP Research Report No. 3: Gaining Ground: The Labor Market Progress of Participants of Sectoral Employment Development Programs

Skills to Live By: Participant Reflections on the Value of their Sectoral Training Experience

SEDLP CASE STUDIES:
Recognizing that current knowledge about sectoral strategies and their implementation resides almost exclusively with the practitioners who lead such programs, SEDLP was designed as a participatory learning project in collaboration with the staff of the selected sectoral employment development programs. A program case study was published for each of the participating sector initiatives.

Cooperative Home Care Associates: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach

Focus: HOPE: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach

Garment Industry Development Corporation: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach

Garment Industry Development Corporation Case Study: Executive Summary

Jane Addams Resource Corp: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach

Project QUEST: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach

SEDLP POLICY REPORTS:

Sector Policy Project Report No. 1-Measure for Measure: Assessing traditional and sectoral strategies for workforce development

Sector Policy Project Executive Summary No. 1

Sector Policy Project Report No. 2-Measure for Measure: Assessing traditional and sectoral strategies for workforce development

Sector Policy Project Executive Summary No. 2

Sector Policy Project Report No. 3-Measuring Up and Weighing In: Industry Based Workforce Development Training Results in Strong Employment Outcomes

Sector Policy Project Executive Summary No. 3

Industry-Based Employment Programs: Implications for Welfare Reauthorization and Key Survey Findings

Industry-Specific Workforce Development: Key Research Findings and Implications for the Workforce Investment Act