October 28 | Data in Action: New Findings from the National Training, Education and Workforce Survey (NTEWS)

Event Information

Date:

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Time:

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT

Location:

Zoom Webinar

Cost:

Free, but registration is required via Zoom

Accommodations:

American Sign Language interpretation and live-captioning (CART) in English will be provided for all attendees. Other accommodation requests can be made by emailing harkininstitute@drake.edu.

Event Summary

Join The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement and the PROPEL (Promoting Resilience, Opportunity, and Progress in Employment and Learning) Center at the American Institutes for Research for a webinar on never-before-released analyses of what people with disabilities reported when participating in the National Training, Education and Workforce Survey (NTEWS).

This webinar will describe the experiences survey participants had with nondegree credential attainment and work-based learning, as well as their educational attainment and employment. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion about using these data in practical ways as you support career planning for people with disabilities, or identify talent for your business or government agency.

Survey data were collected by the US Census Bureau. The NTEWS is a nationally representative survey of individuals aged 16 through 75 that the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics sponsored.

Panelists

Perry Gorelik, BA, WAS, Access Employee Resource Group, AIR
Juanita Hicks, PhD, Center for Process Data, AIR
Kathleen Murphy, PhD, PROPEL Center, AIR
Scott Gibbons, MA. Founder and owner, Modern Analytical Services and Solutions, and former Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
Moderator: Daniel Van Zant, MS, JD, Harkin Institute, Drake University

About the PROPEL Center

The PROPEL Center advances innovations in workforce development and education through community-centered partnerships. Together, we strengthen and amplify solutions to broaden the reach of what works in improving employment and economic opportunity for all.

About the American Institutes for Research

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) works with government agencies, organizations, institutions, and communities across the United States and around the world to develop and use evidence to improve opportunity and outcomes.