Narrative: III. b. 4. C.

THE PARTICIPANTS

All participants in each of the programs that have been served since SFY14 are included in the report card. Outcomes are available by fiscal year.

THE MEASURES

PROGRAM ENROLLMENT & ENROLLMENT IN TRAINING

Program enrollment includes all participants served at any point in the chosen timeframe, including those first enrolled prior to the chosen timeframe. Enrollment in training includes participants who engaged in training through the program. These are the WF1 activities included in the definition of training:

• Adult Internship
• Apprenticeship
• Basic Skills Training
• Classroom Training
• Classroom Training – Academic
• Classroom Training – Occupational Skills
• CLIMB Training
• CTPP–Pilot Program – Skilled Manufacturing
• Customized Training
• Entrepreneurial Training
• ESL Training
• Financial Education Service
• GED Training
• GED Training (in Conjunction with Credentialed Training)
• Literacy Training
• Non–Credentialed Training
• Occupational Skills Training
• OJT – Public or Private
• OJT Credential Waiver
• Remedial Training
• Work Readiness Skills Training

Not all of these training activities would result in a credential (e.g., Non–Credentialed Training and OJT), and fewer would result in a post–secondary credential as spelled out in the legislation (e.g., GED Training).

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN TRAINING, BY OCCUPATION

WF1 requires the ONET code for some of the activities listed above, and allows but does not require it for others. We know the occupations associated with about 40 percent of training programs. These tend to be the training programs geared toward a specific career rather than those applicable to multiple careers (think Certified Nursing Assistant training versus computer proficiency training). Even where the training is too broad to tie to a specific career, it is always tied to the customer’s employment goal.

PRE–ENROLLMENT: MEDIAN EARNINGS OF EMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS

Pre–enrollment earnings are drawn from the second, third, fourth, and fifth quarters prior to program enrollment. Among all served participants, the median earnings calculation excludes those with no earnings. In other words, participants must have earned at least $1 in the year prior to enrollment to be included in this calculation.

This measure uses Unemployment Insurance wage detail, so it does not capture self–employment income or income earned in other states.

PRE–ENROLLMENT: NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS

The number of unemployed participants includes all participants with no earnings for a full year before enrollment (technically, in the second, third, fourth, and fifth quarters prior to enrollment). They may or may not be receiving unemployment insurance benefits and may or may not fit the government’s definition of "unemployed" as "actively seeking work." This measure uses UI wage detail, so it does not capture self–employment or employment in other states.

NUMBER EXITED, NUMBER COMPLETED TRAINING, & NUMBER ATTAINED A CREDENTIAL

Number exited includes all participants who exited in the chosen timeframe. Program exit occurs when the participant no longer receives intensive employment or training support from the program. Number completed training and number attained a credential are only among those exited, even though a participant may complete training and attain a credential before exit. Participants who complete training may or may not have also attained a credential; likewise, a participant who attained a credential may or may not have engaged in training.

These are the credential types we included in our definition of a credential:

• AA or AS degree
• BA or BS degree
• Master’s degree
• Occupational skills certificate/credential
• Other recognized credential
• Technical/occupational skills license

GED and high school diploma are the only credential types we do not include in our definition, because the legislation stipulates "post–secondary" credential.

AVERAGE ENROLLMENT DURATION, IN MONTHS

Average enrollment duration excludes participants still enrolled in the program.

NUMBER CONSISTENTLY EMPLOYED AFTER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, BY TRAINING COMPLETION

Consistent employment means the participant showed earnings in each of the first, second, and third quarters after exit. Participants who did not complete training may have dropped out of training or may have never engaged in training through the program.

The number consistently employed is not comparable to the number exited, because employment outcome information is only available for a subset of exiters. Specifically, it is only available for exiters who left more than three quarters ago.

This measure uses UI wage detail, so it does not capture self–employment or employment in other states.

NUMBER CONSISTENTLY EMPLOYED AFTER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, BY INDUSTRY

Consistent employment means the participant showed earnings in the first, second, and third quarters after exit.

This measure uses UI wage detail, so it does not capture self–employment or employment in other states. Employers report their industry in wage detail. People may have two or more employers in a single quarter, or may switch employers from quarter to quarter. We report the industry of the employer from which they earned the most wages in the first quarter after exit.

The number consistently employed is not comparable to the number exited, because employment outcome information is only available for a subset of exiters. Specifically, it is only available for exiters who dropped out more than three quarters ago.

MEDIAN NINE–MONTH EARNINGS AFTER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, BY TRAINING COMPLETION

We calculate median earnings only among participants who are consistently employed in the first, second, and third quarters after exit. Participants who did not successfully complete training may have dropped out of training or may have never engaged in training through the program.

A rough estimate of yearly earnings would be to increase nine–month earnings by a third. This measure uses UI wage detail, so it does not capture self–employment income or income earned in other states.

Additionally and subsequently, Minnesota will add the metrics of the result–based accountability model and other dashboard indicators identified by the performance and improvement committee of the GWDB.