Evaluation of the Priority of Service Provision of the Jobs for Veterans Act by the Workforce Investment System in Providing Services to Veterans and Other Covered Persons

摘要

The purpose of this study was to provide the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) with an independent evaluation of the implementation of priority of service (POS) provision of the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA). A key objective of this study was to determine whether covered persons (including veterans and covered spouses) are receiving priority of service as specified in the JVA and are being fully served by employment and training programs offered through the One-Stop Career Center system. The evaluation is intended to provide a better understanding of how veterans (i.e., covered persons) are provided access to the full array of workforce services through One-Stop Career Centers. The project tasks and activities conducted under this study focused on assessing the extent to which POS requirements under JVA are being met, with a particular focus on implementation of POS at the state and local levels through the One-Stop Career Center system. Under JVA, DOL is required to 'evaluate whether covered persons are receiving priority of service.'