Workforce Board Net Impact Study

The Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board is seeking requests for proposals for a study that will evaluate short and long term impacts of 13 training programs in Washington state. The 13 programs are:

• WIA I-B (Adults)
• WIA I-B (Dislocated Workers)
• WIA I-B (Youth)
• Job preparatory training at community and technical colleges
• Worker retraining at community and technical colleges
• Work-related Adult Basic Education at community and technical colleges
• Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST)
• Job preparatory training at private career schools
• Apprenticeships
• Secondary Career and Technical Education
• Vocational rehabilitation by the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Vocational rehabilitation by the State Department of Services for the Blind
• WorkFirst Employment and Training Services for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients

Results of a previous net impact study on 11 workforce development programs were incorporated in the Workforce Board's Workforce Training Results 2008.

Key Date:
September 17, 2009 Questions Due
October 8, 2009 Proposals Due
October 20, 2009 Announce Selected Proposal
October 30, 2009 Conclude Contract Negotiations
November 16, 2009 Contract Begins
August 31, 2010 Final Report on Net Impact and Cost-Benefit Analyses

Sole contact for this RFP is:

Bryan Wilson, Deputy Director
Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
128 10th Avenue SW, 6th Floor
PO Box 43105
Olympia, WA 98504-3105
Phone: (360) 753-0891
Fax: (360) 586-5862
E-mail: BWilson@wtb.wa.gov