| Principal Investigator: | Heath J. Prince, PhD |
| Sponsor: | Jobs for the Future, US Department of Labor |
| Project Duration: | September 2012 – October 2016 |
| Description: | Growing Regional Opportunity for the Workforce: Expanding the Border for Lower Skilled Adults (GROW) is a bold and ambitious “Type B” project to transform the workforce development system in a five-WIB region along the Texas-Mexico border. The Border Workforce Alliance (BWA) – a consortium comprised of the Cameron, Lower Rio, Middle Rio, South Texas, and Upper Rio Workforce Investment Boards – are partnering with regional employers, one-stop operators, community colleges, training providers, and community-based organizations, and with national workforce intermediary Jobs for the Future, to align and strengthen workforce system components to accelerate credential attainment and career entry by lower-skilled adults and meet the skilled workforce needs of key industry sector employers. |
| Reports Available: | Growing Regional Opportunity for the Workforce (Project GROW): Final Evaluation Report Authors: Ashweeta Patnaik, Dan O’Shea, and Heath Prince Date: October 2016 Publication Type: Final Evaluation Report, 77pp. Growing Regional Opportunity for the Workforce: Project G.R.O.W. Goes to Seed in the Texas-Mexico Border Areas Growing Regional Opportunity for the Workforce: Project G.R.O.W. Taking Root in the Texas-Mexico Border Areas |
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