MSG provided expert training, coaching, and TA to 140+ REO program grantees nationwide. Our tailored support helped improve workforce development strategies and strengthened partnerships to boost employment outcomes for justice involved individuals engaging the workforce. We offered personalized one-on-one coaching, interactive webinars, peer learning sessions, and valuable resources to build capacity. Additionally, MSG assisted grantees with timely performance reporting using the Workforce Integrated Performance System (WIPS) and the REO Grants Performance Management System (GPMS).

MSG provides technical assistance to four state agencies as they design and implement cross-system strategies that improve education and career outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities. The project supports efforts to align K–12, postsecondary, and workforce systems to help students transition successfully into further education, training, or employment. MSG works with grantees to strengthen school and community partnerships, expand access to career pathways, and improve data practices that inform long-term program planning and student support. 

MSG determines systems alignment needed for the development of high quality, evidence-based eligible career pathway programs for Ability to Benefit (ATB) use at community and technical colleges. MSG provides technical assistance and resources that assist colleges and states in understanding ATB regulatory requirements and increases the number of states with an approved ATB state process. MSG also promotes and assists adult education and family literacy programs and community and technical colleges in designing and implementing ATB eligible career pathways for adults. 

MSG designs, develops, delivers, and assesses a series of evaluation capacity building training and an evaluation management certification program to support DHS workforce in meaningful engagement in evaluation planning, implementation, management, and use. 

MSG works with employers, educators, and workforce organizations to design customized Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs. By promoting access to RA for career advancement, we help employers upskill talent, boost retention, and build a highly skilled workforce in supply chain automation and advanced manufacturing.

The project was an effort by DOL to assess its quality in program data reported by states, mitigate challenges presented by incomplete data, and take steps to improve the quality and scope of data collection. MSG staff assessed the needs of the WIOA programs, gathered best practices in data quality, and developed TA products for WIOA programs to use to improve demographic data quality throughout the public workforce system.

MSG provided technical assistance (TA) to 23 grantee community colleges and universities that received an H-1B Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grant. The grant program sought to accelerate the expansion of apprenticeships to new industry sectors reliant on H-1B visas, promote the large-scale expansion of apprenticeships across the nation, and increase apprenticeship opportunities for all Americans. Our experts and coaches helped grantees implement the grants more effectively and achieve performance goals.

MSG worked with the Veterans Employment Service (VETS) to provide TA to improve the  performance of Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program (HVRP) grantees. We worked with grantees to build capacity to operate service delivery systems that support veteran reintegration into the w

MSG developed virtual training tools and resources designed to instruct frontline workforce development staff on the use of Labor Market Information resources, so that they can assist employers and job seekers in making educated career, training, and economic development decisions.

Resource guide to help the workforce development system navigate the changes in high school equivalency alternatives, as well as new College and Career Readiness Standards, and how these changes affect partnerships, infrastructure, professional development, and service delivery strategies.