This playbook explores how assessment can help reentry program leaders understand individual needs and create stronger pathways to training and employment. Reentry-to-work programs work best when they recognize that no two participants arrive with the same strengths, barriers or goals. In fact, academic skills, literacy, digital readiness, behavioral health, housing, transportation and time away from work can all impact whether someone is prepared to complete training and sustain employment. This new playbook highlights how assessment-driven planning can help workforce and reentry leaders move beyond one-size-fits-all models and create more individualized pathways from education and training to employment. You’ll discover how to: Uncover the skills, risks and support needs that can shape reentry success Turn assessment insights into more personalized starting points and pathways Connect the dots from intake and incarceration through release and employment
