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Summary

The Center for Employment Training’s (CET’s) Minority Female Single Parent (MFSP) program provided out-of-school youth with occupational skills training and job placement assistance to prepare participants for employment and help them secure jobs.

CET’s MFSP program provided out-of-school youth with full-time basic education and skills training in a work-like setting to provide participants with hands-on training experience. The program worked with local employers to develop and teach training curriculum and focused on improving the participants’ practical skills to meet the employment demands of the local labor market. Individualized job placement services were also provided to assist participants in securing jobs after the training program.

One of the program sites, CET’s MFSP program in San Jose, CA, provided Montessori child care services for program participants. As of 2020, CET continues to offer similar services to eligible participants. During the period evaluated, CET participants received services until they found employment, but most training services lasted for four to nine months.

CET’s MFSP was implemented in San Jose, CA, where three-quarters of the participants received services, and the remaining participants received services in Gilroy, CA, Watsonville, CA, Salinas, CA, and Oakland, CA.

3153.02-Study of Center for
Populations and employment barriers: Parents, Single parents

Implementation at a glance

Primary service
Integrated education and training
Program services
Basic skills/bridge programs, Case management, Childcare and/or early education, Integrated education and training, Job development, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Occupational or sectoral training
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Setting(s)
Tested in multiple settings
Year evaluation began
1984
Implementing organization(s)Center for Employment Training

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 Cannot assess support
Long-term Little evidence to assess support $0 per year 0.000 0
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Increase employment Short-term Cannot assess support
Long-term Little evidence to assess support unfavorable 0% (in percentage points) -0.008 738
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 Little evidence to assess support 0% (in percentage points) 0.000 738

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 $9,664
Outstanding quality
Net benefit to participants, per participant $6,148
Outstanding quality

Cost information

How much did the program cost per participant?

The average total program cost per participant was $9,664 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 Outstanding quality for the cost analysis.

How much did the program cost relative to the benefits it generated?

A cost-benefit analysis was conducted in the cost study reviewed, receiving a rating of Outstanding quality. The net benefit to participants was $6,148 per participant in 2024 dollars. This means that the net program benefit to participants (difference in benefits between the program and comparison group) was $6,148 more than the net cost of the program to participants. The estimate is expressed as the net present value, which accounts for differences in the timing of when benefits and costs occurred. In addition, the net benefit to government, defined in this study as the federal government budget, was -$3,781 per participant in 2024 dollars. The net benefit to society was $2,367 per participant in 2024 dollars.

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
14%
Unknown or not reported
9%
Hispanic or Latino of any race
78%

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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