The Construction Sector Partnership offered pre-apprenticeship programs with employer partners. These programs provided workers with on-the-job training that helped them prepare for entry-level construction jobs, such as carpentry, plumbing and pipe-fitting, or heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. The program also offered participants work-readiness training and job search assistance. The Construction Sector Partnership was offered to individuals who were unemployed and who were interested in construction careers in Greater Cincinnati, OH. The Construction Sector Partnership was part of the Partners for a Competitive Workforce program, which also offered the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership and Health Careers Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati.
Summary
The Construction Sector Partnership helped individuals who were unemployed prepare for careers in construction.
Populations and employment barriers: Unemployed
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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$732 per year
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0.035 | 32881 |
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| Increase employment | Short-term |
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1% (in percentage points)
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0.026 | 37238 |
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| Decrease benefit receipt | Short-term | |
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| Increase education and training | All measurement periods | |
* 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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Well-supported
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Supported
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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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 Moderate
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1 |
Implementation details
State(s) where implemented
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