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Final Evaluation Report of Year Up's Professional Training Corps in Philadelphia

Study type
Outcome studies
Qualitative or implementation studies
Cost studies
Location
Pennsylvania
Population
Young people under 25

Outcomes measured

Education

  • Postsecondary persistence 

Employment

  • Employment placement/attainment 
  • Earnings 

Impacts measured

Education

  • Postsecondary enrollment 
  • Postsecondary persistence 

Employment

  • Employment placement/attainment 

Practices

Postsecondary Education

  • Academic supports for postsecondary success
  • Occupational skills training, sectoral training, and industry-recognized credential training
  • Supports to pay for postsecondary education

Job and Career Education and Training

  • Work readiness training
  • Temporary and transitional work experiences

Employment Placement and Supports

  • Job placement
  • Supports for employers

Support Services

  • Mental and behavioral health supports
  • Supports for basic needs
  • Post-program supports
  • Life skills and financial literacy

Youth Development and Engagement Approaches

  • Stipends and incentives
  • Cohort model
  • Connections to a caring adult  

Other Implementation Practices

  • Career pathways model
  • Use of technology to deliver services or promote engagement
Publications
Maynard, Rebecca, Rebecca Baelen, Phomdaen Souvanna, David Fein, and Azim Shivji. 2018. Final Evaluation Report of Year Up's Professional Training Corps in Philadelphia. Boston: Abt Associates.
In Compendium
No

Study type

  • Cost studies (1)
  • Outcome studies (1)
  • Qualitative or implementation studies (1)

Practices

  • Secondary Education (9)
    • Preparation or instruction for high school diploma (6)
    • Preparation or instruction for high school equivalency (9)
    • High school reengagement (3)
    • Dual enrollment in high school and college programs (4)
    • Basic education services (2)
  • Postsecondary Education (10)
    • Pre-enrollment supports for transition to postsecondary (9)
    • Postsecondary education advising and coaching after enrollment (4)
    • Academic supports for postsecondary success (4)
    • Occupational skills training, sectoral training, and industry-recognized credential training (5)
    • Supports to pay for postsecondary education (6)
  • Job and Career Education and Training (10)
    • Career exploration and career counseling (8)
    • Work readiness training (6)
    • Pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, on-the-job training for a particular industry (2)
    • Temporary and transitional work experiences (7)
  • Employment Placement and Supports (6)
    • Job placement (6)
    • Supports to maintain employment (1)
    • (-) Supports for employers (1)
  • Support Services (8)
    • Mental and behavioral health supports (6)
    • Supports for basic needs (8)
    • Parenting, pregnancy and child care supports (4)
    • Post-program supports (5)
    • Life skills and financial literacy (7)
    • Legal services (2)
  • Youth Development and Engagement Approaches (10)
    • Youth leadership and civic engagement (6)
    • Stipends and incentives (6)
    • Cohort model (7)
    • Connections to a caring adult   (8)
  • Other Implementation Practices (7)
    • Integrated education and training model (2)
    • Career pathways model (2)
    • Career and technical education (2)
    • Collective impact approaches (3)
    • Use of technology to deliver services or promote engagement (3)

Impacts and Outcomes Measured

  • Education (1)
    • Postsecondary enrollment  (1)
    • (-) Postsecondary persistence  (1)
  • Employment (1)
    • Employment placement/attainment  (1)
    • Earnings  (1)

Population

  • Young people under 25 (1)

In compendium

  • No (1)

Location

  • Pennsylvania (1)

 

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