LINCS certification track program in supply chain management

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Evidence · 5 claims (4 for, 1 mixed) · 3 studies (2 associational, 1 causal), q2 · 0 of 3 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

A TAACCCT-funded supply-chain management certification initiative developed by a Broward College-led nine-college consortium with industry and university partners for early-career professionals.

Components

• LINCS certification track program in supply chain management for early-career professionals: The LINCS program was a TAACCCT-funded initiative in which a nine-college consortium led by Broward College developed "certification track content, exams, and certifications in eight areas for early-career professionals in the SCM industry." Colleges integrated the materials into traditional courses or delivered them in short-term workshops, partnering with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals as subject matter experts and with three universities to develop exam-preparation materials. (Nan Maxwell et al. (2017))

Claims

• Broward College LINCS students showed statistically significant increases in employment (3.3 percent) and earnings (5.2 percent) since enrolling, but these gains cannot be attributed to the LINCS program because estimated impacts were not statistically significant [+W]
• 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 [+W]
• 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 [~W]
• LINCS surpassed its targets for program completion, exceeding its proposal goal of preparing students for supply chain management positions [+W]
• Consortium-wide, 35 percent of participants completed a grant-funded program of study, with high employment rates and wage growth above the national average [+W]

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Key Sources

• Nan Maxwell, Sarah Dolfin, Julie Bruch, Dara Lee Luca. (2017). Outcomes from a Certification Program for Early Career Professionals in Supply Chain Management. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/outcomes-from-a-certification-program-for-early-career-professionals-in-supply-chain-management

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