Job Quality Curriculum Development

Results for America

The Challenge

Workforce and economic development agencies across the United States are focused on creating high-paying, quality jobs and building more inclusive regional economies. Translating aspirational goals to concrete projects can be a difficult task.

Trailhead Strategies worked with Results for America to develop a job quality framework, researched leading examples, and wrote original content for how workforce and economic development leaders can advance job quality through their internal HR practices, procurement policies, evidenced-based program design, enforcement actions, and advocacy efforts. Key activities included:

  • Designing a job quality and equity framework

  • Identifying 16 opportunities for action local government to improve job quality

  • Researching over 100 leading public and private examples of projects, policies, and initiatives advancing job quality in local communities across the US. 

  • Working with a web-design partner to develop the online tool and content management system. 

  • Facilitating and responding to user feedback and comments on the content and web tool. 

  • Project management 

  • Developing a job quality metrics database allowing agencies to benchmark and measure job quality

Project Description

The RESULTS

The online Job Quality Playbook  was published in December 2022 and is available and distributed to Results for America’s fellows, program alumni, and other leaders working in workforce and economic development.