1. Conducting Follow-Up
Great Expectations V

2. Why does follow-up matter?
WIOA provides more stringent accountability requirements that include accountability for more participants than WIA
No “not in the labor force” exclusionary reason
High school equivalency requires enrollment in postsecondary education or employment within a year
But postsecondary data has its limitations and all data match requires an SSN V

3. WIOA allows for supplemental reporting!
But…
WIOA allows for supplemental reporting! V

4. What does the data look like?
In PY15-16:
40,118 out of 94,391 AEL Participants, did not have SSNs recorded in TEAMS (42.5%)
This would mean a 44% drop in achievement in Employed Q2 Post Exit (31% actual versus the 55% we reported using weighted outcome methodology and “not in the labor force” exclusions) V

5. What’s realistic
We know that 100% follow-up is not feasible, but imagine if you performed follow-up on just 25% of your participants? V

6. Other issues with matches (besides lack of SSN)
UI data may not include individuals who are self-employed, employed in small businesses, or working for staffing firms
Higher ed data doesn’t include participants of continuing education programs that are less than 240 contact hours or don’t result in a national certification V

7. Who is follow-up needed for?
Really, everyone, BUT, it’s most important for:
Anyone who lacks an SSN
Individuals for whom you want to count a “transitioned to postsecondary” measurable skill gain
Individuals you know will be self-employed (ie entrepreneurial programs)
Individuals who get a HSE and you know may not show up in the UI wage match for employment or the postsecondary match V

8. Then versus now Then: Once they “finished” you were done.
Now: You’ll have your adult child “living” with you for a while. V

9. What does it really look like?
The follow-up cycle
What does it really look like? V

10. The Follow-Up Cycle (cont’d)
Exit (90 days without service)
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Check for credential obtainment
Check for Employment (for Credential Indicator)
Check for enrollment in postsecondary (for Credential Indicator)
Check for credential obtainment
Check for Employment (for Credential and Employment Indicator)
Check for enrollment in postsecondary (for Credential Indicator)
Calculate median earnings
Check for credential obtainment
Check for Employment (for Credential Indicator)
Check for enrollment in postsecondary (for Credential Indicator)
Check for credential obtainment
Check for Employment (for Credential and Employment Indicator)
Check for enrollment in postsecondary (for Credential Indicator)

11. What is TWC doing to help?
We are building UI connection to TEAMS to show you who there is/is not wage information for
We are also working on flags for out-of-state information indication for data we are not allowed to share with grantees, but will have record of
We are *very* close to getting disaggregated data on postsecondary transitions V