The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) defines six key outcomes in order to assess the effectiveness of workforce development systems. These outcomes include education and employment rates and median earnings following participation, attainment of credentials, gains in measurable skills and effectiveness in serving employers. The U.S. Department of Labor provides detailed guidance on how to measure and report these outcomes.
The Americorps Seniors Workforce Development NOFO requires grant recipients to use specific outcome measures and provides detailed guidance on how to report these. Americorps requires different outcome measures in different focus areas.
Education measures include:
number of children demonstrating gains in school readiness
number of students graduating from high school on time
Health measures include:
number of individuals with improved access to medical care
number of individuals with improved health knowledge