Individuals who enrolled in PCPP received accelerated instruction and academic advising by participating in one or more of three health care skills academies. The academies provided basic skills remediation and occupational training along with academic advising, instructional supports, access to emergency funds for one-time expenses, such as car repairs, and continued support after program completion. Each skills academy lasted for one semester, although students were able to enroll in up to three academies for a possible total duration of 1.5 academic years. PCPP served adults with low income and low skills. This program was offered at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, WI. This evaluation was part of the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education Evaluation.
Summary
PCPP provided occupational training to help individuals with low skills find employment in the health care sector.
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 |
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| Increase earnings | Short-term |  |
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| Long-term | 
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$-1,841 per year
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-0.088 | 486 | |
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| Increase employment | Short-term | |
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| Long-term |
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1% (in percentage points)
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0.016 | 326 | |
| Very long-term | |
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| Decrease benefit receipt | Short-term | |
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| Long-term |
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$179 per year
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0.065 | 321 | |
| Very long-term | |
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| Increase education and training | All measurement periods |
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3% (in percentage points)
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0.066 | 499 |
* This intervention was assessed as supported for this domain, meaning it achieved one or more statistically significant, favorable effects. However, the intervention has an average effect size that is unfavorable because the average includes all effects in this domain - both statistically significant and favorable effects and statistically insignificant but unfavorable effects.
Effectiveness rating key:
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Not supported
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Mixed support
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Insufficient evidence
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No evidence
Studies of this intervention
| Study quality rating | Study counts per rating |
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 High
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1 |
Implementation details
State(s) where implemented
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