Panel: Implementation Studies for Evaluations of Multi-Site Training Programs
(Employment and Training Programs)

Thursday, November 3, 2016: 3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Jay (Washington Hilton)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter

Panel Organizers:  Robin Koralek, Abt Associates
Panel Chairs:  Erica Zielewski, Administration for Children and Families
Discussants:  Demetra Smith Nightingale, U.S. Department of Labor

High-quality implementation studies play an important role in comprehensive evaluations of social programs. Such studies describe the intervention as tested, as well as the counterfactual; the characteristics, experiences and outcomes of program participants; and implementation challenges and solutions. The papers in this panel present findings of implementation studies for three comprehensive evaluations of large-scale training programs: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Profession Opportunity Grants; the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants; and Accelerating Opportunity, funded by a consortium of foundations and operated by Jobs for the Future.

The National Implementation Evaluation (NIE) of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG): Program Implementation and Outcomes
Alan Werner, Abt Associates, Inc.



Implementation of H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants: Grantee Characteristics and Experiences Providing Employer-Based Training
Michael Fishman, MEF Associates



Scaling and Sustaining Accelerating Opportunity: Implementing Integrated College and Career Pathways for Low-Skilled Students
Lauren Eyster, Urban Institute




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