IPATS

Discover the indicators used to measure WIOA performance.

1/7: WIOA Performance Indicators


USDOL-ETA Training and Employment Guidance (TEGL) 10-16, Change 1, OCTAE PM (Program Memorandum) 17-2, Rehabilitation Service Administration (RSA), TAC (Technical Assistance Circular) 17-01, and section 116 of WIOA establishes performance accountability indicators and performance reporting requirements to assess the effectiveness of States and local areas in achieving positive outcomes for individuals served by the workforce development system's six core programs.

2/7: Employment/Education Rate 2nd Quarter After Exit


Definition: The percentage of participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program.

How We Count Success: The number of participants who exited during the reporting period who are found to be employed in the second quarter after exit DIVIDED by the number of participants who exited during the quarter.

3/7: Employment/Education Rate 4th Quarter After Exit


Definition: The percentage of participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after exit from the program.

How We Count Success: The number of participants who exited during the reporting period who are found to be employed, in the 4th quarter after the exit quarter DIVIDED by the number of participants who exited during the reporting period.

4/7: Median Earning 2nd Quarter After Exit


Definition: The median earnings of participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program.

How We Count Success: The median earnings of participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program. Participants who exited and are not employed in the 2nd exit quarter will not count in this measure.

5/7: Credential Attainment


Definition: The percentage of those participants enrolled in an education or training program (excluding those in on-the-job training (OJT) and customized training) who attain a recognized postsecondary credential or a secondary school diploma, or its recognized equivalent, during participation in or within one year after exit from the program.

How We Count Success: The number of participants who exited during the reporting period who obtained a recognized postsecondary credential during the program or within one year after exit OR those who were in a secondary education program and obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent during the program or within one year after exit and were also employed, or in an education or training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential within one year after exit DIVIDED by the number of participants enrolled in an education or training program (excluding those in OJT and customized training) who exited during the reporting period.

6/7: Measurable Skill Gains (MSG)


Definition: The percentage of participants who, during a program year, are in an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving measurable skill gains, defined as documented academic, technical, occupational, or other forms of progress (such as secondary completion), towards such a credential or employment.

How We Count Success: The number of program participants who are in an education or training program leading to a recognized post-secondary credential or employment and are achieving measurable skill gains based on attainment of at least one type of gain DIVIDED by the number of program participants during the reporting period who are in an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment.

7/7: Effectiveness in Serving Employers


Definition: These measures are still in a pilot phase. The purpose is to establish a primary indicator of performance for effectiveness of serving employers

  1. Retention with same employer
  2. Employer Penetration Rate

How We Count Success:

  1. Retention with the same employer - Number and percentage of students employed by the same employer in Qtr 2 and Qtr 4 post-exit from their program.
  2. Employer Penetration Rate - Number and percentage of employers providing services divided by the total number of employers in the state.