THE NFJP — AN EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR FARMWORKERS
The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) is authorized under Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act and serves eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers with workforce development services and training. This report calculates the program’s return on investment (ROI) for 2009-2010. ROI is calculated using the data from the three common measures that is used for all job training programs by the U.S Department of Labor for comparison purposes. This includes using earnings to calculate the ROI rather than earnings gained, as earnings gained data is only collected for the NFJP and would prohibit a direct comparison between it and the other Department of Labor programs. In early Program Year 2010, the NFJP had an Entered Employment Rate of 81.2% and a Retention Rate of 76.2% with annual earnings of $18,250.
