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Apprenticeship and Work-Based Training
The apprenticeship and work-based training topic area includes reviews of studies examining the effectiveness of work-based training programs on participants’ employment and earnings outcomes. CLEAR assessed the strength of causal evidence provided in each study and summarized each study’s design, methods, findings, and the program examined.
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Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the effects of employment services offered through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) on employment and earnings outcomes. The author investigated similar... -
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Jewish Vocational Service (JVS)-Boston sectoral employment program on earnings and employment. The authors investigated similar research... -
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Per Scholas sectoral employment program on participants’ earnings and employment. The authors investigated similar research questions with two... -
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
This study examines the relationship between mentoring and employees’ employment outcomes. Specifically, the study examines the relationship between psychosocial mentoring and turnover intention. The... -
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the relationship between formal training and promotion for managers. The author investigated similar research questions in another study, the profile of which is... -
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the relationship between formal training and promotion for employees who were not managers. The author investigated similar research questions in another study,... -
High-involvement work practices and the opportunities for promotion in the organization (Bonet 2014)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of employees’ participation in high-involvement work practices (HIWP) on their expected promotions. The author used regression methods in a... -
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of compressed delivery of a World Class Shipbuilding apprenticeship program on program retention. The Apprentice School of Newport News Shipbuilding... -
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Registered Apprenticeship (RA) program on employment and earnings. The authors compared outcomes for participants in the RA program with people... -
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Dislocated Worker Program’s impact on workers’ employment and earnings in 12 states. The authors analyzed administrative data...
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CLEAR Icon Key
Below is a key for icons used to indicate important details about a study, such as its type, evidence rating, and outcome findings.
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High Causal Evidence
Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
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Moderate Causal Evidence
Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.
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Low Causal Evidence
Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
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Causal Impact Analysis
Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention.
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Descriptive Analysis
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.
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Implementation Analysis
Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention.
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Favorable
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.
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Mixed
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.
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None
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
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Unfavorable
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
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Not applicable
Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.
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Favorable - low evidence
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
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Mixed - low evidence
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
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None - low evidence
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
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Unfavorable - low evidence
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.