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Performance Measurement & Management for Next-Generation Workforce Systems
Christopher T. King
National Governors Association Workforce Policy ForumWashington, DCDecember 2002
Workforce Accountability Eras
• Emergence & Expansion, 1978 - 1992
• Cross-Program & Business Application, 1993 - present
• Next Generation, 2003 - ?
The Current Framework
• MAJOR PROGRAMS: WIA, Adult Ed & Literacy, Perkins III
• PROGRESS: consistency, cross-program rewards, market mechanisms, customer satisfaction
• CHALLENGES: ‘silos’; employer & systems measures; data collection, reporting, & sharing; LMI
Changing Context
• Contingent, temporary work
• Technological advances
• Demands for timely information
• Policy & program devolution & greater local accountability
• More knowledgeable, demanding public
… Competing Paradigms
• Public Administration (Wilson, Weber & Taylor, circa 1900)
• 360-Degree Feedback & ‘Answerability’ (Behn, 2001)
• Market-Based (Sheets, 2002 & others)
Next-Generation Requirements
• Greater market & systems orientation
• Recognized, portable credentials
• Improved learning outcome measures
• Independent accreditation and certification
… More Requirements
• Enhanced labor market information
• Scalable outcome measures: individual, institutional, corporate, system (*recent OMB action*)
• Links to leading global, national, state & industry skill standards
Recommended State Strategies
• Expanded use of workforce & education ‘flex’ authority
• Enhanced Balanced Scorecard Approach with market elements
• Specific action steps; e.g., recognized, portable credentials, systemic incentives, learning outcome measures.