Projects

New Jersey Career Network Job Seeker Community

heldrich_heather — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:48:10 +0000

New Jersey Career Network Job Seeker Community

Topic

long-term unemployment

reemployment

reemployment services

heldrich_heather Mon, 04/24/2023 - 14:48

Type

Research Publications & Reports

Related Authors

Liana Lin

Status

Completed

Work Category

Projects

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The John J. Heldrich Center managed the New Start Career Network from 2015 through 2022, which provided free assistance to more than 6,000 long-term unemployed New Jersey job seekers over the age of 45. This privately funded program offered free access to digital job search tools, webinars, employer engagement, job fairs, and virtual career coaching.

Additionally, from 2020 through 2023, the Heldrich Center partnered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and New Jersey Office of Innovation to host the New Jersey Career Network (NJCN) Job Seeker Community, which served to improve virtual career assistance services for job seekers in the state of New Jersey. The NJCN Job Seeker Community was a free online resource hub which offered materials to support the job search for people searching for work in the state of New Jersey. Aside from having access to free resource materials, this virtual hub also allowed job seekers to connect with other people who were looking for jobs as well as with NJCN’s volunteer coaching network. The NJCN Job Seeker Community was staffed by Heldrich Center staff as well a dedicated group of volunteer career coaches who generously offered their time, support, listening ears, and much more, to Community members.

While both of these projects have sunsetted, respective community members continue to remain active through a volunteer-managed LinkedIn group.*

*NOTE: The Heldrich Center is not involved in the administration or activities of this LinkedIn group.

Below are some resource links of materials that originate with NSCN and NJCN Job Seeker Community. We hope these resources are of help to you.

Resource links:

Topic: Resources to Help You Get Started or Reboot Your Search

Topic: Job Search Well-Being

Topic: Meetings & Groups: *

The Great Careers Groups (GCG) provides up to 600 online career education and networking events per year for career transition and career management.
- Registration info for their events or links to affiliate events can be found below - https://greatcareers.org.
Friday VIP Job Seeker Office Hours with Brenda Meller
- To register, use the link below - https://www.mellermarketing.com/FridayVIP.
LinkedIn Lunch and Learn by Ken Lang
- To find out specific registration info, see the link below - https://www.meetup.com/Weekly-LinkedIn-Lunch-and-Learn/events/

*NOTE: The resources listed on this page are for informational purposes only. The Heldrich Center does not specifically endorse these and cannot guarantee the continued existence or quality of services provided therein.

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From 2020 through 2023, the Heldrich Center partnered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and New Jersey Office of Innovation to host the New Jersey Career Network (NJCN) Job Seeker Community, which served to improve virtual career assistance services for job seekers in the state of New Jersey.

NJ Certified Home Health Aide Career

heldrich_robb — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:13:58 +0000

NJ Certified Home Health Aide Career

Topic

Certified Home Health Aides

heldrich_robb Mon, 04/15/2024 - 18:13

Funded By

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of an award to the New Jersey Department of Human Services

Work Category

Projects

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The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University is pleased to announce the launch of the Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) Workforce Expansion Project in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Human Services - Division of Aging Services. Our goal is to address the nationwide shortage of CHHAs by implementing scholarship, mentoring, and specialized training programs. Through these initiatives, we aim to expand and retain the CHHA workforce in New Jersey by partnering with leading home care agencies and educational institutions to provide training opportunities for interested candidates and to gather data on their experiences. Together, we can make a positive impact, enhance the lives of both workers and those in need, and elevate the CHHA workforce to new heights.

Apply to become a vital program partner.

Read our FAQs on becoming a program partner.

If you have any questions or comments, please email chha@ejb.rutgers.edu.

Programs

Scholarship Program to Become a CHHA

We are thrilled to introduce our scholarship program aimed at supporting individuals in obtaining certification as Certified Home Health Aides (CHHAs). If you are ready to join a rewarding workforce that cares, this is the perfect opportunity for you. The program covers the costs associated with certification training, including incentives to assist with expenses during training such as childcare, transportation, food, and other needs.

Additionally, participants will receive two bonuses at 6 and 12 weeks of active work to further support them on their journey to success. Our agency partners will also provide job placement services to program graduates, benefiting both the individuals involved and the healthcare industry as a whole

Thank you for considering our program.

Mentorship Support Program for Young Adults and New Americans

We are excited to announce our mentorship program designed to provide certified training to individuals aspiring to become home health aides. The program offers incentives during training and two bonuses at 6 and 12 weeks of active work. Moreover, it trains experienced and certified home health aides to serve as mentors to newly trained individuals. Mentees will receive a resource toolkit, access to an exclusive network forum, and guidance from a seasoned mentor for 12 weeks.

Our recruitment process is inclusive, targeting young adults, asylum seekers, and men to create a diverse workforce. We greatly value the participation of mentors and mentees, offering incentives to show our appreciation. Mentors will also receive a financial incentive for their exceptional work.

Thank you for considering our program.

Specialized Training Program to Enhance Skills

We are pleased to introduce our specialized training program in dementia care and mental health first aid, providing certified home health aides with the skills needed to care for clients with Alzheimer's, dementia, or behavioral issues. By completing this program, Certified Home Health Aides (CHHAs) will be better equipped to serve their clients effectively, leading to improved outcomes and a higher quality of life.

As a token of appreciation for their dedication, the program offers financial incentives to those who complete the training.

Thank you for your interest in our program.

Attention Home Care Agencies!

Are you looking to expand your business and make a difference in your community? If so, we want to partner with you!

We are seeking CHHA employers that offer certified home health aide training approved by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. By partnering with us, you will have the opportunity to participate in three pilot programs and make a tangible impact through our mentorship program.

Take advantage of this opportunity to grow your business and give back to your community. Apply to partner with us today!

What does it mean to be a CHHA project program partner?

To become a CHHA project program partner, your organization must provide CHHA training and offer a promise of employment for participants upon completion. Program partners will receive funds to offset training costs and must make upfront direct payments to participants, which will be fully reimbursed.

Additionally, partners participating in the mentorship program will be required to make incentive payments to selected mentors and mentees, which will also be reimbursed.

Click the links below to apply to become a program partner and to read our FAQs.

Program Partner Application

FAQs

This project is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $5 million with a portion funded by CMS/HHS to the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Money Follows the Person Demonstration. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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Project aiming to address the nationwide shortage of certified home health aides by implementing scholarship, mentoring, and specialized training programs in New Jersey.

Workplace Divided

heldrich_robb — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:42:23 +0000

Workplace Divided heldrich_robb Thu, 08/31/2023 - 10:42

Published Date

August 31, 2023

Related Authors

Carl E. Van Horn, Ph.D.

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Since 2021, the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has been exploring workers’ perceptions of and experiences with racial and ethnic discrimination at work, and opinions of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices. The study, funded by WorkRise at the Urban Institute, included collaborations with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, an expert advisory panel, and Delaware State University.

The study included a survey, conducted in November and December 2022, using a comprehensive, national probability-based sample of 3,277 full- and part-time U.S. workers, including:

605 Asian-American workers,
915 Black workers,
802 Latino workers, and
955 White workers.

In preparing the survey, Heldrich Center researchers completed a comprehensive review of the literature on workplace discrimination, interviewed subject-matter experts, conducted a pilot survey fielded by NORC, and completed 18 individual interviews with workers to test question wording. Following the nationwide survey, Heldrich Center researchers conducted 20 in-depth, one-on-one interviews with workers to explore the nuances of the issues raised in the survey.

Products

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Background, Research Questions, Survey Goals and Methods, and Survey Overview

Perceptions of Workplace Discrimination

Diversity and Equity, and Inclusion and Discrimination

Opinions and Experiences: Economic Mobility

The Role of Government and Employers

Appendix A: Literature Summary and Selected Past Surveys and Studies

Appendix B: Project Approach/Survey Methodology, Limitations, and Other Research Notes

Appendix C: Main Survey Questionnaire and Topline

Appendix D-1 and D-2: Post-pilot Survey Individual Interview Guide and Post-main Survey Indidividual Interview Guide

Appendix E: Expert Interviews/Literature Review Takeaways

Appendix F: Open-ended Verbatims

Events

Recorded Virtual Event: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace: What’s Working?

Synthesis of Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace: What's Working, Workforce Monitor

State of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion October 2023 Forum Proceedings

State of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion October 2023 Forum Video

Media Coverage

Discrimination persists in workplace, workers say - Television interview with author Ronald Quincy and Briana Vannozzi, NJ Spotlight News

Rutgers report: Discrimination is still disturbing the workplace, NJ 101.5

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Comprehensive study of workplace discrimination in the United States.

Strategically Virtual

heldrich_robb — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:51:19 +0000

Strategically Virtual

Topic

Best Practices in Workforce Development

workforce development

Strategically Virtual

heldrich_robb Fri, 07/23/2021 - 16:51

Published Date

July 26, 2021

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Related Work

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The Strategically Virtual series builds off the lessons learned from the Suddenly Virtual series to explore how to provide guidance to the public workforce system on being more strategically virtual, particularly how that could be operationalized at the state and local levels. The Strategically Virtual series envisions how the public workforce system could engage community resources and partners to holistically address job seeker needs, addressing physical and psychological safety in addition to more traditional job search supports and skill development. Strategically Virtual has developed a framework for job seeker services and produces issue briefs, Medium blog posts, practical guides, and more.

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Issue Briefs

A Review of New Jersey Public Libraries’ Virtual Services

Effective Job Search Support in the Time of COVID

Implementing Job Search Services in a Virtual Environment

Voices from the Field: Workforce Responses to COVID-19

Lessons Learned from the New Jersey Career Network Job Seeker Community

Long-term Unemployed Older Workers Persist in a Boom Economy

Blog Posts

Digital Equity During COVID-19: How New Jersey Public Libraries are Expanding Broadband and Device Access

Strategically Virtual: Offering Wellness Activities in a Virtual Environment

Strategically Virtual: A Review of New Jersey Public Libraries’ Virtual Services

Strategically Virtual: Effective Job Search Support in the Time of COVID

Five Reasons the Public Workforce System Should be Doubling Down on Virtual Services

Strategically Virtual: The Rise of Behavioral Assessments in Hiring

Strategically Virtual: The Shift Toward Virtual Interviewing and what it Means for the Public Workforce System

Strategically Virtual: The Value of Chunking Information for Job Seekers

Strategically Virtual: Job Search Burnout and Strategies for Prioritizing Well-Being

Incorporating Wellness Programming into Job Search

Mobile Engagement: How the Public Workforce System Can Stay Connected with Customers

Strategically Virtual - Voices from the Field: Workforce Responses to COVID-19

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Outlines how the public workforce system can use technology and community partnerships to expand services, address job seeker mental and emotional well-being, and ensure that a broader range of the public is able to access supports.

Suddenly Virtual

heldrich_robb — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:00:32 +0000

Suddenly Virtual

Topic

Virtual Workforce Services

heldrich_robb Thu, 07/22/2021 - 18:00

Published Date

July 23, 2021

Related Authors

Liana Lin

Heather Allen

Related Work

Strategically Virtual

Status

Current

Work Category

Projects

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The Suddenly Virtual series began in March 2020 at the start of the global pandemic when public workforce staff were suddenly forced into virtual operations. Suddenly Virtual explores how the public workforce system responded to COVID-19 and the need to offer virtual services through remote teams. The series offers technological tools, tips, and strategies that could be employed by the public workforce system to reach virtual customers more efficiently and effectively. Through multi-state surveys, roundtable discussions, and other direct contact with the field, researchers wrote and published issue briefs, blog posts, and toolkits to quickly share what is happening in the field and identify challenges, opportunities, and recommendations for immediate action.

Suddenly Virtual is a series of 4 issue briefs, 3 toolkits, and 11 Medium blog posts, supported by an online Community of Practice, which aims to provide additional online professional development opportunities for public workforce system staff.

Products

Issue Briefs

Delivering Workforce Services in the COVID-19 Environment

A Practical Guide for Frontline Service Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Workforce Services, Eight Weeks Later

Suddenly Virtual: A Review of Workforce Area Websites in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Blog Posts

Frontline Workforce Staff and Job Seekers Need Essential Technology Tools Now More than Ever

Suddenly Virtual: Delivering Workforce Services in the COVID-19 Environment

Suddenly Virtual: A Practical Guide for Frontline Service Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Suddenly Virtual: Introducing the Virtual Services Toolkit: The Basics

Suddenly Virtual: How Texting Can Enhance Public Workforce Service Delivery

Suddenly Virtual: The Importance of Making Virtual Tools Accessible for People with Disabilities

Suddenly Virtual: Workforce Services, Eight Weeks Later

Suddenly Virtual: A Review of Workforce Area Websites in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Suddenly Virtual: Using Text-based Courses to Provide Remote Workforce Services

Microlearning Strategies: Another Approach to Virtual Workshop Delivery

Suddenly Virtual: Using Online Scheduling Services to Make Customer Appointments

Practical Toolkits

Virtual Services Toolkit: The Basics

Suddenly Virtual: Accessibility in a Virtual Environment

Suddenly Virtual: Using Text-Based Courses to Provide Remote Workforce Services

Tagline

Suddenly Virtual is a series of products highlighting the challenges facing the public workforce system during the COVID-19 pandemic and how frontline staff are stepping up to solve those challenges.

Improving the Efficiency of New Jersey’s 9-1-1 System

heldrich_robb — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:09:37 +0000

Improving the Efficiency of New Jersey’s 9-1-1 System

Topic

9-1-1

911

9-1-1 Consolidation

heldrich_robb Tue, 04/27/2021 - 17:09

Published Date

January 1, 2005

Status

Completed

Funded By

State of New Jersey Office of Management and Budget

Work Category

Projects

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In this project, the State of New Jersey Office of Management and Budget commissioned the Heldrich Center to build on the findings of a 1999 Rutgers University study by exploring ways to improve the efficiency of New Jersey’s 9-1-1 system while maximizing the use of available funding. The central goal of this study was to determine whether a consolidation of Public Safety Answering Points and Public Safety Dispatch Points could reduce costs while maintaining and/or improving the level of service.

Products:

Profile of the New Jersey E9-1-1 System

Reorganizing 9-1-1 Operations: Consolidation in Other States

Saving Lives, Increasing Value: Consolidating New Jersey’s 9-1-1 Emergency Services

Site Visit Results and Implications for Consolidation

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Study to explore ways to improve the efficiency of New Jersey’s 9-1-1 system.

Work Trends: Americans' Attitudes about Work, Employers, and Government

heldrich_robb — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:34:06 +0000

Work Trends: Americans' Attitudes about Work, Employers, and Government heldrich_robb Fri, 04/16/2021 - 16:34

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Since its inception, the Heldrich Center has sought to inform employers, union leaders, policymakers, community members, the media, and academic communities about critical workforce and educational issues that relate to the emerging global economy. To better understand the public’s attitudes about work, employers, and the government, and improve workplace practices and policy, the Heldrich Center produces the Work Trends surveys on a regular basis. The surveys poll the general public on critical workforce issues facing Americans and American businesses. The series is directed by Carl E. Van Horn, Ph.D., Director of the Heldrich Center.

Products:

Trends in American Opinions about Jobs, 2010 to 2021 (January 2022)

Impact of Hard Work in a Pandemic (April 2021)

Thoughts on the Women’s Recession (March 2021)

Impact of the Pandemic on Americans, Young and Old: Household Finances, Stress, and the Role of Government during COVID-19 (March 2021)

Assessing the Economic Effects of the Pandemic on Households (February 2021)

Twin Crises: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Americans’ Outlook for the Future (January 2021)

Healing the Wounded Economy (January 2021)

What Me Worry? Most Americans Not Concerned about the Impacts of Technology on Jobs (October 2018)

A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Americans Agree the Economy is Strong, but Worry about the Future: Media Release (September 2018)

A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Americans Agree the Economy is Strong, but Worry about the Future: Topline Survey Results (September 2018)

Turning Points: Americans’ Growing Confidence in the Job Market, Perspectives on the Presidential Election, and Assessments of Foreign and Immigrant Workers (September 2016)

Joys and Disappointments of Older Part-time Workers (September 2015)

A Tale of Two Workforces: The Benefits and Burdens of Working Part Time (June 2015)

Left Behind: The Long-term Unemployed Struggle in an Improving Economy (September 2014)

Unhappy, Worried, and Pessimistic: Americans in the Aftermath of the Great Recession (August 2014)

Diminished Lives and Futures: A Portrait of America in the Great-Recession Era (February 2013)

Left Out. Forgotten? Recent High School Graduates and the Great Recession (June 2012)

Chasing the American Dream: Recent College Graduates and the Great Recession (May 2012)

Out of Work and Losing Hope: The Misery and Bleak Expectations of American Workers (September 2011)

Voices of the Unemployed (September 2011)

Unfulfilled Expectations: Recent College Graduates Struggle in a Troubled Economy (May 2011)

Unemployed Workers and the Great Recession (January 2011)

Shattered American Dream: Unemployed Workers Lose Ground, Hope, and Faith in their Futures (December 2010)

American Workers Assess an Economic Disaster (September 2010)

No End in Sight: The Agony of Prolonged Unemployment (May 2010)

Healthy at Work? Unequal Access to Employer Wellness Programs (May 2009)

Distressed American Worker: Fears of Permanent Job Loss Soar (April 2009)

Anxious American Worker (August 2008)

Work-Filled Retirement: Workers’ Changing Views on Employment and Leisure (August 2005)

At a Crossroads: American Workers Assess Jobs and Economic Security Amid the Race for President (October 2004)

Laid Off: American Workers and Employers Assess a Volatile Labor Market (April 2004)

Disposable Worker: Living in a Job-Loss Economy (July 2003)

Restricted Access: Work Trends Survey of Employers About People with Disabilities  (March 2003)

Taking Stock of Retirement: How Workers and Employers Assess Pensions, Trust, and the Economy  (May 2002)

Standing on Shaky Ground: Employers Sharply Concerned in Aftermath of Recession and Terror (February 2002)

Workplace Divided: How Americans View Discrimination and Race on the Job (January 2002)

Holding On: Americans Assess a Changing Economic Landscape (March 2001)

Second Wind: Workers, Retirement, and Social Security (September 2000)

Making the Grade: What American Workers Think Should Be Done to Improve Education (June 2000)

Nothing But Net: American Workers and the Information Economy (February 2000)

Who Will Let the Good Times Roll? A National Survey on Jobs, the Economy, and the Race for President (January 2000)

Working Hard But Staying Poor: A National Survey of the Working Poor and Unemployed (January 2000)

Work and Family: How Employers and Workers can Strike the Balance (March 1999)

Americans' Attitudes about Work, Employers, and Government (September 1998)

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Surveys of the general public on critical workforce issues facing Americans and American businesses.

Research on Implications of Displacement for Older Workers

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:17:09 +0000

Research on Implications of Displacement for Older Workers

Topic

Unemployment & Reemployment

Workforce Policy & Practice

admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:17

Published Date

October 3, 2019

Status

Current

Funded By

AARP Public Policy Institute

Work Category

Projects

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The Heldrich Center is conducting research on the implications of displacement for older workers, whether caused by shifts in technology, automation, offshoring, climate change, less stable work arrangements, wage stagnation, income inequality, or other catalysts. The research looks to review the current — and inadequate — landscape for worker adjustment transition assistance in the United States. It also seeks to explore what the United States can learn from other countries, as well as from promising state, local, nonprofit, or private-sector initiatives. Based on the research findings, the Heldrich Center will offer a set of policy recommendations that may relate to education and training, unemployment insurance and income support, portable benefits, early intervention, and layoff aversion to help older American workers cope with and prepare for future dislocations.

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Research on the implications of displacement for older workers.

Data for the American Dream

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:17:09 +0000

Data for the American Dream

Topic

Unemployment & Reemployment

admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:17

Published Date

October 3, 2019

Status

Current

Funded By

Data for the American Dream initiative, supported by a consortium of funders, incl. Schmidt Futures, Lumina Foundation, the Walmart Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation; supported by its implementation partner, the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.

Work Category

Projects

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In September 2019, New Jersey became an inaugural grantee of Data for the American Dream (D4AD), an initiative to “support innovative projects aimed at expanding access to education and career information to help students and job seekers — especially low-income, lower-skilled, underemployed, and unemployed Americans — make better career decisions in a challenging economy.” The Heldrich Center is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, other state agencies, and organizations from the nonprofit sector, private sector, and academia over an 18-month period to build an interactive website containing smart disclosure tools designed to help job seekers make informed decisions about training. This website will target customers of the state’s human services programs and other disadvantaged populations. The newly available data will assist job seekers in obtaining information about their desired employment and earnings outcomes, and help employers find better-qualified employees.

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Development of an interactive website containing smart disclosure tools designed to help job seekers make informed decisions about training.

Evaluation of the National Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:17:09 +0000

Evaluation of the National Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)

Topic

Disability Employment

employment research

technical assistance center

Disability Employment

Workforce Policy & Practice

admin Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:17

Published Date

October 3, 2019

Status

Current

Funded By

U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy through the Cornell Yang-Tan Institute at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Work Category

Projects

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In 2019, the U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy awarded Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations’ Yang-Tan Institute a four-year agreement to operate an employer-focused disability and employment research, policy development, and technical assistance center. The Heldrich Center is one of several partners in the Cornell consortium. The Heldrich Center serves as the independent evaluator for the major activities in the EARN project over the course of four consecutive years. The primary purpose of the evaluation activities under the EARN consortium is to develop data-driven feedback loops so improvements can be continuously made to improve outcomes, and ultimately the overall goal of the project: to increase the capacity of employers to recruit, hire, retain, and advance people with disabilities

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The Heldrich Center serves as the independent evaluator for the major activities in the EARN project over the course of four consecutive years.