Virginia was the first QIC-WD site to select and implement an intervention designed to decrease worker stress related to paperwork. A series of three technology solutions will be tested across local agencies to improve worker retention. Learn more about their first solution: transcription services.

“Organizational culture” describes the norms and expectations in a work environment. This blog post briefly describes dimensions of organizational culture and how it is related to worker turnover.

We are gathering and summarizing current workforce trends in the U.S. and we need your help! Representatives from 84 counties and 6 states have already completed our survey and we hope your agency will participate too. Please contact us if your public state or county agency wants to join the conversation.

Organizations seeking to implement and evaluate a workforce intervention must be ready to change and prepared to support research. Our latest blog post provides an overview of organizational readiness for change and how is it measured.

The QIC-WD will present at the National Staff Development and Training Association Annual Education Conference in Columbus, Ohio. Join us Tuesday, October 2, 2018 for Building Evidence for the Effectiveness of Workforce Interventions: The Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD) Approach.

Join the QIC-WD at the Kempe Center’s International Conference on Innovations in Family Engagement in Vail, Colorado. We are presenting Turning the tide: Using evidence based strategies to strengthen the child welfare workforce on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.