Workforce Support Services
Empowering Workforce Innovations to Deliver Results
We bring experience working alongside state workforce agencies to address workforce development challenges. Drawing on our expertise, we provide practical, tailored support to help organizations strengthen services, improve outcomes, and better serve jobseekers and employers.
Trusted by States, Focused on Results
Throughout NASWA’s nearly 100-year history, we have worked with state workforce leaders to create practical solutions that meet people’s needs. By working together and finding new ways to improve, we help organizations modernize workforce programs and increase results for customers, employers, and communities.
Our Services
Technical Assistance & Strategic Support
We provide customized support to workforce agencies and partner organizations. We help them solve problems, use proven methods, and find new ways to improve their programs. Our national network helps us learn about workforce changes, new policies, and better ways to run programs.
Plain Language & User-Centered Design
We help organizations improve customer experience by making services easier to understand and access. Services include:
- Website and form redesign
- User journey mapping
- Communication strategy development
- Desk aids and resource materials
- Behavioral insights applications
- Staff training and capacity building
Our approach makes workforce programs easy to access, easy to use, and helpful for jobseekers and employers.
Research, Evaluation & Data Insights
We use research and testing to help organizations make better decisions based on facts and results. Services include:
- Evaluation design
- Data collection and analysis
- Outcome measurement
- Program impact assessments
- Survey development
- Business process analysis
- Reporting and strategic recommendations
We combine quantitative and qualitative methods to find useful information that helps programs work better.
Data Analytics & Visualization
Turn workforce data into useful information with:
- Detailed data review
- Tools that help predict future trends
- Easy-to-use dashboards
- Reports using Power BI and Tableau
- Reports made to meet specific needs
Our solutions help leaders understand information, make better decisions, and clearly share results.
Program Innovation & Strategy
We help organizations solve new workforce challenges through:
- Support for apprenticeship programs
- Workforce program modernization
- Programs that help veterans find jobs
- Cross-programs collaboration and service integration
- Behavioral insights applications
We find new ways to help programs work better and improve results for customers.
Project & Procurement Advisory Services
We provide experienced project managers, business analysts, and subject matter experts to support:
- Workforce system modernization projects
- Technology implementations
- Vendor management
- Requirements development
- Strategic planning guidance
- Change management
We help to ensure projects stay aligned with operational realities and customer needs.
Our Work
Expand the dropdowns below to discover project highlights and explore what has been accomplished!
- Jobs and Employment Data Exchange (JEDx)
Client: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation | National | 2022
NASWA partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to support the Jobs and Employment Data Exchange (JEDX) initiative, which aims to modernize workforce data sharing. The project included supporting technical workgroup meetings and providing subject matter expertise in the development of project reports, ensuring recommendations were informed by state workforce agency perspectives and practical implementation considerations.
- Employment and Earnings Record Standards Project
Client: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation | National | 2020–2021
NASWA contributed to the T3 Initiative, led by the HR Open Standards Consortium, to develop a comprehensive schema of HR data elements aimed at standardizing employment and earnings records across employers. The work included drafting and editing webinar content, creating use cases, and preparing a year-end report for stakeholders, helping advance efforts toward consistent, interoperable workforce data standards nationwide.
- Analysis of Employer Performance Measurement
Client: The Urban Institute (funded by USDOL) | National | 2017–2020
NASWA partnered with the Urban Institute to examine how “employer services” are defined and measured across federal, state, and local workforce programs. The project aimed to explore options for creating a uniform definition and consistent performance measures for employer services. NASWA supported the effort by developing and administering surveys, participating in interviews and site visits, and analyzing state-level measurement practices to inform evaluation design and improve the reliability and feasibility of employer service metrics.
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