Commonwealth Corporation : Resources : Tools

Workforce practitioners can be found in many settings: community based organizations, labor management organizations, businesses human resources and organizational development departments, community colleges, career centers and workforce investment boards. On this page you can find links to tools that are used by workforce practitioners. Some of these tools were developed by Commonwealth Corporation staff; many were developed by our colleagues in the field.

Interview Feedback Form

This tool collects feedback from employers who interviewed job seekers. The assessment is shared with career counselors who use the results to provide individualized guidance and support to job seekers.

Data Collection Plan for Measuring Business Impact

This document offers a planning template to organize the steps and resources needed for data collection to support the measurement of business impact.

Measuring the Success of Sector Projects: Making Sense of Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation Results

This is a handout that Commonwealth Corporation provided at a workshop during the (National Network of Sector Partners (NNSP) Conference in 2007 on how practitioners can use and benefit from evaluation studies.

Think Again: The Connection Between Education and True Independence

This video was supported by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and produced by Commonwealth Corporation. February 6, 2008. Photography by Joseph Douilette.

WIA Youth Performance Guide

WIA Youth Performance Guide provides a brief overview of components of performance and lays out federal and state resources that provide deeper guidance around program performance.(Revised April 2010)

Literacy/Numeracy Gains in WIA Youth Programs

Literacy/Numeracy Gains in WIA Youth Programs provides in-depth technical information around the literacy/numeracy common measure. It also provides strategies around program implementation of measure.(Revised March 2009)

WIA Basics (101) Manual

WIA Basics (101) Manual contain tools and information that are focus on an overview of the Ten Service Elements, an Individual Service Strategy (ISS) template, and comprehensive information on the roles and responsibilities for the various system stakeholder.(Revised 2010)

DYS Southeast Region Community Resource Guide

The DYS Southeast Region Community Resource Guide: Education, Employability and Social Services was developed by Commonwealth Corporation in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Community Resource Guides have also been developed for each of the other four DYS regions: Metro, Northeast, Central and West.

The Guide contains education resources, including alternative and non-traditional high school programs and GED programs, employability resources, including Career Centers, job search and training resources, and social services supports.

Heritage Manor Genesis Health Care - The Approach Coach Poster

Introduction, Method, Implementation, Outcomes, Overview of Project, Participants, Impact, Coach Comments-Poster for the Approach Coach curricula.

Sunbridge Healthcare - Spring Valley Sol-Oasis Program Poster

Poster for the Sol-Oasis Program curricula, designed to provide staff with tools to meet the challenges of today's LTC population. The program focuses on the strenghts, needs and desires of residents in additions to their medical needs. Sol-Oasis is a way of life that provides a positive environment for both residents and staff.