The study examines student participation mix, program issues, and certification and other outcomes¶

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q2 i? The report examines the mix of students participating, the issues programs face, and the extent to which students secure certifications and achieve other outcomes. → Joshua Haimson 2004

Evidence¶

Joshua Haimson 2004¶

Joshua Haimson, Michelle VanNoy. (2004). Developing the IT Workforce: Certification Programs, Participants, and Outcomes in High Schools and Two-Year Colleges. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/developing-the-it-workforce-certification-programs-participants-and-outcomes-in-high-schools-and-twoyear-colleges

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The abstract enumerates the study's examination areas: "the mix of students participating, the issues programs face," and the extent to which students secure certifications and other outcomes. No outcome statistics are printed on the page.

"this report examines the mix of students participating, the issues programs face, and the extent to which students secure certifications and achieve other important outcomes."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The report presents the first national study of high school and college information technology skill certification programs — related
• The study documents the prevalence and size of IT skill certification programs in 2002 — related
• About 35 percent of consortium participants completed a grant-funded program of study, including certifications, certificates, and degrees — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Participants completed programs quickly, averaging less than two terms to a first certification course and about four terms to certificates and degrees — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• YMHC members completed more than 130 certifications by March 2025, and 46% found certifications instrumental in securing employment — related
• More than four-fifths of 2015 LINCS certification track course completers in five consortium colleges were employed within three quarters after the course, with average quarterly earnings of nearly $7,400 — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The outcomes study used a comparative design contrasting 2015 Broward LINCS completers with 2014 SCM students who did not participate in LINCS, and could not assess longer-term outcomes because of time limitations — a narrower finding that bears on this claim