Type of Content: News
Subtype: Report
Resource Title: Policies to Improve Workforce Services for Older Americans
Publication Title: Brookings
Publish Date: November 19, 2020
We propose seven relatively low-cost reforms that will improve the workforce services provided to older adults and can be implemented quickly. These proposals include:
- Having specialized staff at job centers who understand older workers’ needs and who can serve them more effectively,
- Experimenting with job placement programs specifically for older workers,
- Promoting self-employment among older adults,
- Providing targeted skills development for older workers,
- Adopting separate program performance standards for older adults to eliminate disincentives for the provision of services to this population
- Restoring funding to the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP, a program that serves disadvantaged older adults), and
- Evaluating the new programs and initiatives we recommend to ensure they have the intended effect.
Editor’s Note:
This report was produced in conjunction with the webinar, “Improving economic opportunity for older workers,” co-sponsored by Brookings and the Kellogg Public-Private Initiative.
Resource URL: https://brook.gs/3fPp4q7