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Program description

C2C provided education services, training certifications, and job-search assistance to unemployed, underemployed, and displaced workers to prepare them for careers in information technology (IT) sectors.

Evaluation

Credentials to Careers (C2C)—Northern Virginia Community College was tested in 1 study.

Effect on long-term earnings

Pathways has no evidence to assess support for this intervention on long-term earnings. This means that there were no moderate- or high-quality studies of the effect of this intervention on long-term earnings.

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Summary

C2C was a community college consortium designed to develop and provide education and training to prepare unemployed, underemployed, and displaced workers to take on jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math industries. Northern Virginia Community College’s (NOVA’s) local C2C program, called NOVA’s IT Pathway, led to credentials and careers in IT-related fields. The program was implemented by NOVA and its strategic community and business partners. Together, they provided a package of services, including academic and career counseling, financial aid, continuing education credits and certifications, training programs, case management, job-search and placement assistance, and college registration.

Participants in the program included workers eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance; adults who were unemployed, underemployed, low-wage, or dislocated; and adults who held military or veteran status. Clients enrolled in the program through one of the partner agencies or directly through NOVA. The type and duration of services each client received depended on their unique needs and career goals.

Another variation of the C2C program was implemented and studied at Shoreline Community College in Seattle, WA.

28368.01-Study of Credentials

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Primary service

Occupational or sectoral training

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Intervention services

Case management, Soft skills training, Training (Occupational or sectoral training), Work readiness activities (Job development/job placement, Job search assistance)

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Setting(s)

Tested in multiple settings

Year evaluation began

2013

Implementing organization(s)NOVA, in partnership with SkillSource Group Inc., Training Futures (Northern Virginia Family Services), and Multivision.

Studies of this intervention

Study quality rating	Study counts per rating
Low	1

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