The Labor and Workforce Development Agency administers a range of programs that it evaluates to ensure services are evidence based. Through investments in the CAAL-Skills workforce data governance system, a study led by the California Policy Lab (CPL) published in August 2022 provides causal impact analysis for six out of ten job training programs included in the CAAL-Skills data and evaluation system. Analysis suggests these programs:

1. Increased employment and earnings for participants in the WIOA Title I – Adults, WIOA Title I – Dislocated Workers, and the State Certified Apprenticeship programs.
2. Increased employment but not earnings for participants in the Trade Adjustment Assistance and Career and Technical Education programs.

This evaluation analysis complements individual workforce program evaluations, such as the ETP Program Evaluation, America Job Centers of California (AJCC), Regional Plan Implementation (RPI) evaluations, and Breaking Barriers evaluation reports.

The California Tobacco Prevention Program recently evaluated their Behavioral Health Initiative. This project funded residential behavioral health treatment programs to increase tobacco use treatment, smoke-free campus policies, and other wellness initiatives. The evaluation found a significant decrease in smoking rates and a significant increase in receiving nicotine replacement therapy among clients after the intervention.