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Summary

New Orleans Career Pathway Training provided job-specific training in high-demand occupations, including advanced manufacturing, information technology, and healthcare and tuition support to unemployed and underemployed workers.

Training providers included community colleges and other professional training providers, who coordinated with local firms to develop a curriculum and connect participants with employers. Participants received $6,000 worth of training credits to cover costs associated with attendance. 

Eligible participants had to meet various screening criteria, including attainment of minimum scores on basic skills tests, drug testing, mandatory orientation meeting attendance, and completion of a structured interview to assess work and training readiness. The program was implemented in New Orleans, LA.

101018-Study of New Orleans
Populations and employment barriers:

Implementation at a glance

Primary service
Program services
Case management, Job development, Job search assistance, Occupational or sectoral training, Tuition assistance/financial aid
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Setting(s)
Urban only
Year evaluation began
2017
Implementing organization(s)New Orleans Office of Workforce Development

Effectiveness rating and effect by outcome domain

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Outcome domain Term Effectiveness rating Effect in 2024 dollars and percentages Effect in standard deviations Sample size
Increase earnings Short-term Little evidence to assess support favorable $4,010 per year 0.110 1901
Long-term Cannot assess support
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Increase employment Short-term Little evidence to assess support favorable 3% (in percentage points) 0.074 1901
Long-term Cannot assess support
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Decrease benefit receipt Short-term Cannot assess support
Long-term Cannot assess support
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Increase education and training All measurement periods Cannot assess support

Effectiveness ratings

  • Well- supported
  • Supported
  • Mixed support
  • Not supported
  • Insufficient evidence
  • Cannot assess support

Studies of this program

Study quality rating Study counts per rating
High High 1
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Program cost

No cost information available.

Cost results

Estimate (in 2024 dollars) Quality of cost analysis that produced the estimate
Total program cost, per participant $9,196
Good quality

Cost information

How much did the program cost per participant? 

The average total program cost per participant was $9,196 in 2024 dollars. This figure is based on cost information for this program reported in one cost study reviewed by Pathways to Work (for details, see the FAQ). This study received a rating of Good quality for the cost analysis.

Cost information is not directly comparable across programs due to differences in the categories of costs reported and program length. Cost information is not an official price tag or guarantee.

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Implementation details

The information contained here reflects how the program was implemented at the time of the evaluation.

Local context

Characteristics of research participants
Black or African American
90%
Unknown, not reported, or other
10%

The race and ethnicity categories may sum to more than 100 percent if the authors reported race and ethnicity separately; in these cases, we report the category White, rather than White, not Hispanic.

State(s) where implemented

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