Search for publications and resources from the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse that summarize evidence on different topics related to employment and training programs for people with low incomes.
Behind the Scenes: How the Pathways to Work Evidence Review Works
Video | May 2026
This video describes the systematic evidence review process behind Pathways to Work and how this supports those who want to easily identify evidence-based programs and strategies to help job seekers find and maintain gainful employment.
Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse
Video | May 2026
This introductory video highlights how decision makers can use Pathways to Work to identify programs that aim to improve employment outcomes, reduce employment challenges, and support self-sufficiency for populations with low-income, especially Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other public program recipients.
Protocol for the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse: Methods and Standards, Version 2.0
Standards report | September 2025
This report provides an updated protocol for the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse review to promote consistency in review procedures and findings, and describes the methods and standards used by the Pathways to Work team to answer the research questions of interest.
Education
Evidence snapshot | November 2024
This Evidence Snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs that were identified by Pathways to Work as using education as their primary service. It summarizes what we know about these programs and their impacts so Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other program administrators, policymakers, researchers, and the general public can apply the evidence to their context and the questions that matter to them.
Career Pathways
Evidence snapshot | September 2024
This Evidence Snapshot outlines the effectiveness of programs that follow a career pathways framework, offering education, training, and support to help participants attain higher credentials and better job opportunities, as identified by Pathways to Work. Career pathways typically include connections to employment opportunities through partnerships with employers, employer engagement, and paid work experiences.
Occupational and Sectoral Training
Evidence snapshot | July 2024
This Evidence Snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs providing occupational and sectoral training as their primary service, as identified by Pathways to Work. These programs prepare participants for jobs or sectors such as truck driving, welding, health care, or manufacturing.
Case Management
Evidence snapshot | February 2024
This Evidence Snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs that were identified by Pathways to Work as using case management as their primary service. Pathways to Work assigned an effectiveness rating to each program in each of four outcome domains: earnings, employment, public benefit receipt, and education and training.
Work Experience and Work-Based Learning
Evidence snapshot | March 2023
This Evidence Snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs that were identified by Pathways to Work as providing work experience, defined as work that is paid or unpaid, or a combination of work and work-based learning, defined as paid or unpaid work or learning experiences that occur in a work setting.
Employment Retention Services
Evidence snapshot | March 2023
This Evidence Snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs that were identified by Pathways to Work as providing employment retention services, defined as supplementary services provided when a client already has a job.
Key Elements of Employment Programs; Strategies from the Field for Identifying, Implementing, and Sustaining Core Components
Brief | November 2022
This brief is designed to provide guidance for employment service providers and other human services agency staff about strategies to qualitatively identify core components of programs and processes and methods that have been used to identify, document, and implement the core components.