In Georgia, a two-month accelerated manufacturing program with micro-credentials led to recent high school graduates being hired, including employers making an exception to their under-21 hiring practice¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Two participants of the Savannah Technical College pilot were offered manufacturing jobs, and companies that normally did not hire anyone under 21 made an exception due to observed skills and certifications. → tcsg-hiring q2 i? The summer 2021 pilot cohort was six Black/African-American and one White recent high school graduates who completed the fast-track program with virtual reality forklift training and earned forklift safety and Six Sigma White belt micro-credentials plus OSHA 10 and first aid/CPR certification. → tcsg-hiring

Evidence¶

tcsg-hiring¶

Tinsley, B., Cacicio, S., Shah, Z., Parker, D., Younge, O. & Luke Luna C. (2022, March). Micro-credentials for social mobility in rural postsecondary communities: A landscape report. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/151

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Georgia case study based on administrator interviews and program records of the summer 2021 pilot. In the last course week manufacturing companies interviewed participants; two were offered jobs. The article prints the cohort description but no wage or effect-size figures for this finding.

"Although those companies had the practice of not hiring anyone under the age of 21, according to Executive Director, Keith Fletcher, they made an exception to this practice due to the observed skills and certifications."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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