Projects

Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI)

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) helps state and local workforce leaders build and enhance statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS) that link administrative data from workforce and education programs over time, so that state leaders can understand what is working and what is not, build tools to help students and workers learn new skills and forge better careers, and conduct research that advances the field.

Arkansas was awarded 2.5 M in Round 8 WDQI funding to expand the state’s longitudinal data system to include workforce and training programs such as Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Titles I-IV, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Work-Based Learning (WBL). The three-year project will also support advanced analytics of program outcomes and priority policy issues, including equity, co-enrollment, work history, skills gaps, and skills gains analyses.

WDQI Project Narrative

Quarterly Reports

Q1 – Round 8 Quarterly Performance Report
Q2 – Round 8 Quarterly Performance Report
Q3 – Round 8 Quarterly Performance Report
Q4 – Round 8 Quarterly Performance Report

Work-Based Learning Applied Data Analytics Training Program

Work-Based Learning Applied Data Analytics Training Summary Report

Work-Based Learning: What is the Current Reality in Arkansas?
– Presentation
– Report

From Trained to Retained: An Analysis of Retention Outcomes for RAP Completers
– Presentation
– Report

Apprenticeship Experience of Justice-Involved Individuals in Arkansas: Barriers to Success
– Presentation
– Report

Retention Trends within Arkansas’ WBL-to-Workforce Pipeline
– Presentation
– Report

Registered Apprenticeship Programs: Does Completion Matter?
– Presentation
– Report