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Study Name
Study of Literacy Coalition of Central Texas Career Development Services
Study Sharepoint ID
101010.02
Evaluation name
Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development
Intervention (standard name)
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas Career Development Services
Strength of Evidence Tag
Low
Reason for the Rating

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

Design
Quasi-experimental design
Services
Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives
Case management
Transportation assistance
Job readiness
Basic skills/bridge programs
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Urban only

Subgroups

Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent female
45.70
Percent Male
54.30
Percent No high school diploma or GED
22.60
Percent Asian
3.10
Percent Black or African American
17.70
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
54.00
Percent White not Hispanic
16.00
Percent unknown race
7.30
Percent another race
2.00
Mean age
34.00
Group formation formatted
The study uses a quasi-experimental design, in which eligible participants with a valid SSN who exited from the LCCT program between 2016 to 2023 were matched to a comparison group of Travis County residents who received standard workforce services.
Study timing formatted

2016-2024

Implementing organization formatted

Literacy Coalition of Central Texas

Treatment condition formatted

Literacy Coalition of Central Texas (LCCT) Career Development Services included adult basic education, preparation for high school equivalency certification, and English as a second language instruction integrated with job readiness and vocational skills training. Services are targeted to working-age adults with low skills.

Comparison condition formatted

Comparison group members received limited employment services from a Workforce Solutions Career Center in Travis County, but did not receive the additional services provided by LCCT

Mandatory services formatted

None

Setting details formatted

Services are provided by the Literacy Coalition of Central Texas, a community-based organization in Travis County, Texas

Delivered by public or private entity?
Private
Earliest publication year
2024
Most recent publication year
2024
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Basic skills/bridge programs
Services Referred
Childcare and/or early education
Occupational or sectoral training
Services Unclear
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Enrollment Period
[Enter the full name of the month and the 4-digit year when study enrollment started and ended. For example, "September 1997 to October 2001" or "March 2005 to May 2006"]
Intervention Duration
0.00
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No
State & Region
Texas