Common Measures Initiative

The President has committed to a results-oriented government, one that focuses on performance rather than process. One way of evaluating and improving performance is to develop common performance measures for programs with similar goals. OMB, in coordination with other federal agencies, has developed uniform evaluation metrics, called "common measures," for job training and employment programs.

New Common Measures Policy Released
A new TEGL (15-03) has been released that informs states and grantees of the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) policy on common performance measures for Federal job training and employment programs, including guidelines on program participation and exit. The common measures represent one component in ETA's development of a single comprehensive system to collect, record, and report program performance for workforce programs.

Common Performance Measures Implementation Guidance
TEN 8-02 (Implementation of Common Performance Measures for Job Training and Employment Programs) provided preliminary guidance that informed the workforce investment system about the implementation of common performance measures for job training and employment programs.