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Summary

The ACE model aimed to improve employment outcomes for workers with low skills through partnerships between Workforce Investment Boards and community colleges.

ACE offered occupational and job readiness training within the workforce system. The types of training varied based on labor market demands at each of the nine intervention sites. ACE also offered learning assessments at program intake; integrated adult education and basic skills training; student support services, including individual case management and additional academic supports when necessary; and transition services, including job search and placement. The duration of the intervention was 12 months. The exact populations served varied by site; the study describes participants as workers with low skills and low wages. Eligible participants generally needed to possess basic skills, including language proficiency, that would allow them to benefit from the training, and have no significant personal factors that might present barriers to benefitting from the training. The intervention was implemented in nine sites located in Maryland, Connecticut, Georgia, and Texas.

Populations and employment barriers:

Effectiveness rating and effect by outcome domain

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Outcome domain Term Effectiveness rating Effect in 2018 dollars and percentages Effect in standard deviations Sample size
Increase earnings Short-term Supported favorable $2,719 per year 0.130 1513
Long-term No evidence to assess support
Very long-term No evidence to assess support
Increase employment Short-term No evidence to assess support
Long-term No evidence to assess support
Very long-term No evidence to assess support
Decrease benefit receipt Short-term No evidence to assess support
Long-term No evidence to assess support
Very long-term No evidence to assess support
Increase education and training All measurement periods No evidence to assess support

Studies of this intervention

Study quality rating Study counts per rating
Moderate Moderate 1

Implementation details

Characteristics of research participants
Black or African American
71%
White, not Hispanic
15%
Asian
3%
Another race
9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1%
Hispanic or Latino of any race
11%

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