Cross-Systems Analytics and Assessment for Learning and Skills Attainment Program
Cross-Systems Analytics and Assessment for Learning and Skills Attainment (CAAL-Skills) is an interagency and multi-departmental data-sharing and program evaluation initiative that uses detailed information from federal and state-funded workforce, education, and human services programs to measure participation and associated outcomes for program participants. Participating programs include:
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- State Certified Apprenticeship (SCA) Programs, overseen by the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DIR-DAS)
- Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs, offered through the community college system and overseen by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO)
- Incumbent Worker Training Programs, overseen and funded by the Employment Training Panel (ETP)
- CalFresh Employment and Training (CalFresh E&T) Program, operated by the counties and overseen by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS)
- California Workforce Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Welfare-to-Work (CalWORKs WTW) Program, operated by the counties and overseen by the CDSS
- Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program, operated and overseen by the Employment Development Department (EDD)
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth) Programs, operated by the local workforce boards and overseen by the EDD
- WIOA Title II (Adult Basic Education) Program, operated by the local agencies and overseen by the California Department of Education in partnership with the CCCCO
- WIOA Title III (Wagner-Peyser/Job Services) Program, operated by American Job Centers of California and overseen by the EDD
- WIOA Title IV (Vocational Rehabilitation) Program, operated and overseen by the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)
Reports
Assembly Bill Number 2148 amended Section 14013 of the Unemployment Insurance Code to require CWDB to develop an annual workforce metrics dashboard. The workforce metrics dashboard, which must include a standardized set of inputs and outputs; use statistically rigorous methodologies to estimate, assess, and isolate the impact of programs on participant outcomes; and measure the state’s human capital investments in workforce development using data collected by and accessible to various state agencies.
To satisfy these requirements, CWDB initiated the CAAL-Skills program and has produced the Workforce Metric Dashboard Report (WMDR). To fulfill the mandate of producing a statistically rigorous impact analysis, CWDB contracted with the California Policy Lab (CPL) to use the CAAL-Skills dataset to produce the Study of Workforce Training Programs in California report.
Workforce Metrics Dashboard Report
The most current version of the Workforce Metric Dashboard Report (WMDR) utilizes data from fiscal years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 to provide a status on the following:
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- Demographic breakdowns
- Credential attainment
- Training completion
- Degree attainment
- Employment and earnings
- Workforce outcomes in selected industry sectors
2022 Workforce Metric Dashboard Report
Chapter 3. Statewide Benchmarks
Chapter 4. Statewide Program Participation Metrics
Chapter 5. WIOA Title I Adult Program
Chapter 6. WIOA Title I Dislocated Worker Program
Chapter 7. WIOA Title I Youth Program
Chapter 8. WIOA Title II Program (Adult Basic Education)
Chapter 9. WIOA Title III Program (Wagner-Peyser / Job Services)
Chapter 10. WIOA Title IV Program (Vocational Rehabilitation)
Chapter 11. Career Technical Education Program
Chapter 12. Incumbent Worker Training Program
Chapter 13. State Certified Apprenticeship Program
Chapter 14. Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
Chapter 15. Welfare-to-Work (WTW) Program
Past Workforce Metric Dashboard Report
Study of Workforce Training Programs in California
The California Policy Lab (CPL) is a research institute based at the University of California and was contracted by CWDB to produce a statistically rigorous impact analysis with the CAAL-Skills dataset. In the report, CPL compares the outcomes of trainees from each partner program to those from an alternative group of individuals who did not receive training but are otherwise similar.
The most current version of the Study of Workforce Training Programs in California from CPL utilizes data from fiscal years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.
Report: Study of Workforce Training Programs in California
Appendices: Study of Workforce Training Programs in California
Featured Links
- CA Community Colleges Econ & Workforce Development
- California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- Employment Development Department
- California Department of Industrial Relations
- California Department of Education
- State Personnel Board
- EDD/Labor Market Information Division
- EDD Policy & Guidance
- California Employment Training Panel
- Workforce Investment Works
- California Department of Rehabilitation