Program participants received a combination of site-specific services, including enhanced student supportive services (money or vouchers to fund child care, transportation, or other supports to help clients engage in their program), basic academic development, student peer cohorts, and job-search assistance. Services varied based on job sector and site; colleges implementing biosciences programs integrated DBS services into traditional coursework (tutoring or peer support), whereas manufacturing programs provided students with more intensive training in software technology. The program was implemented in 2013 and concluded in 2016, and participants were interviewed up to 12 months after initial enrollment. Participants were people who self-selected DBS-funded career training and technical education courses during college enrollment. This program was implemented at 11 community college sites in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Summary
The Design It-Build It-Ship It (DBS) program provided workforce development services to improve completion of career pathways for community college students.
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Studies of this program
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