Workforce Development

Report

Oct 8, 2024

Developing Global Professionals for the U.S. Federal Workforce: Insights from the Careers of Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards Alumni

The authors examine the career paths of Boren Awards Program alumni to learn how the scholarship and fellowship awards affected their career decisions and helped bring people with foreign language and international skills to the federal workforce.

Commentary

Oct 3, 2024

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Leading with Artificial Intelligence: Insights for U.S. Civilian and Military Leaders on Strengthening the AI Workforce

The essays in this publication provide overviews of technical and organizational issues, challenges, and actionable insights to help organizations effectively integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and equip personnel with AI-related skills.

Journal Article

Sep 6, 2024

Words Matter: Experimental Evidence from Job Applications

If women are more sensitive to listed qualifications in job ads, does lowering the bar draw in relatively more women and increase diversity in the applicant pool? We examine this question through a large-scale randomized controlled trial with Uber.

Report

Jun 26, 2024

How Colorado Community Colleges Used Funding for Short-Term Credentials: Descriptive Analysis of Senate Bill 22-192

This report describes how six Colorado community colleges used $1.4 million of pandemic relief funding to support individuals pursuing short-term credentials and the outcomes for those who received funding.

Report

Jun 11, 2024

A Statewide Initiative to Award College Credit for Industry Credentials in Ohio: Building Evidence to Support Implementation

This report provides an overview of RAND’s efforts to support the Ohio Department of Higher Education as it prepared to implement a statewide initiative that awarded credit for industry credentials.

Journal Article

May 28, 2024

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Understanding Multilevel Factors Related to Retention Among the Direct Care Workforce: Incorporating Lessons Learned in Considering Innovative Interventions

This article explores how contextual factors may be influential in the retention of direct care workers in healthcare settings. We reflect on lessons learned from an evaluation of a multisite intervention to improve retention at three health systems.

Report

May 23, 2024

Economic Opportunities in Sustainability for Southwestern Pennsylvania

RAND researchers present a detailed assessment of the economic development and workforce potential for sustainable sectors in the Pittsburgh region to assist stakeholders in making impactful decisions and investments.

Report

May 23, 2024

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Economic Opportunities in Sustainability for Southwestern Pennsylvania: Key Findings and Recommendations

This report summarizes an assessment of the economic development potential of sustainable sectors in the greater Pittsburgh region and highlights the relative strengths, opportunities, and challenges of potential sectors for regional stakeholders.

Report

Apr 16, 2024

The Employment Effects of the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Military Spouses: An Analysis of the 2011 Cohort

Researchers evaluated the Department of Defense’s Office of Military Community and Family Policy’s My Career Advancement Account Scholarship program and found that it increased spouse employment over a seven-year window since the program began.

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Developing Global Professionals for the U.S. Federal Workforce: Insights from the Careers of Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards Alumni

Leading with Artificial Intelligence: Insights for U.S. Civilian and Military Leaders on Strengthening the AI Workforce

Words Matter: Experimental Evidence from Job Applications

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How Colorado Community Colleges Used Funding for Short-Term Credentials: Descriptive Analysis of Senate Bill 22-192

A Statewide Initiative to Award College Credit for Industry Credentials in Ohio: Building Evidence to Support Implementation

Understanding Multilevel Factors Related to Retention Among the Direct Care Workforce: Incorporating Lessons Learned in Considering Innovative Interventions

Economic Opportunities in Sustainability for Southwestern Pennsylvania

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The Employment Effects of the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Military Spouses: An Analysis of the 2011 Cohort

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