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Study Name
Study of Skillpoint Alliance Gateway Program
Study Sharepoint ID
101010.04
Evaluation name
Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development
Intervention (standard name)
Skillpoint Alliance Gateway Program
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
Case management
Transportation assistance
Tuition assistance/financial aid
Work supports
Job readiness
Job search assistance
Soft skills training
Occupational or sectoral training
Populations targeted
At least a high school diploma or equivalent
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 Justice involved
12.40
Percent veterans
4.70
Percent female
37.20
Percent Male
62.80
Percent No high school diploma or GED
4.20
Percent With a high school diploma or GED
92.60
Percent Asian
1.90
Percent Black or African American
27.50
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
38.10
Percent White not Hispanic
24.50
Percent More than one race
2.30
Percent unknown race
4.10
Percent another race
1.70
Mean age
30.00
Group formation formatted
The study uses a quasi-experimental design, in which eligible participants with a valid SSN who exited from the Skillpoint Alliance Gateway 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

Skillpoint Alliance

Treatment condition formatted

The Skillpoint Alliance Gateway program provides accelerated, short-term training in high-demand occupations through a combination of classroom training and hands-on skill development. Services are targeted to participants age 18 years or older who meet reading and math skills requirements and have a High School diploma or equivalent, with challenges to employment, such as prior judicial involvement, receipt of TANF or SNAP, or homelessness.

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 Skillpoint Alliance

Mandatory services formatted

None

Setting details formatted

Services are provided bySkillpoint Alliance, 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
Occupational or sectoral training
Services Referred
Basic skills/bridge programs
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