Job Corps

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Evidence · 5 claims (3 for, 1 mixed, 1 against) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description

Job Corps is a U.S. federally funded programme that provides economically disadvantaged youth ages 16–24 with academic education, vocational training, residential services, and employment support.

Components

• Job Corps residential education and vocational training program: Job Corps is a federally funded education and job training program for economically disadvantaged youth ages 16 to 24, most of whom lack a high school diploma or GED certificate. Its core services — academic instruction, vocational training, and residential living services — are provided through centers, with self-paced, open-entry/open-exit enrollment; the average participant spends about eight months and receives more than 1,000 hours of instruction. Services include remedial reading and math, GED preparation, training for about 10 trades at a typical center, job placement assistance, and, for residents, dormitory housing with counseling, health services, social-skills training, and a biwe (Job Corps (2008))

Claims

• Job Corps' effect on completing school is larger for older youth (18–24) than for younger youth (16–17) [+W]
• Job Corps' completion effect came entirely from GED receipt, with a small statistically significant negative effect on earning a high school diploma [~W]
• Job Corps substantially increased time spent in education and training relative to the control group during the 48-month follow-up [+W]
• Job Corps shows no statistically significant or substantively important effect on years of schooling completed (progressing in school) [-W]
• Job Corps has potentially positive effects on completing school: more youth without credentials earned a diploma or GED [+W]

Related Products and Programmes

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Key Sources

• Job Corps. (2008). WWC Intervention Report: Job Corps. What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. http://jobcorps.dol.gov/about.htm

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