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The study used a quasi-experimental design to compare participants in the NYC Business Solutions CT program with three different comparison groups. This review focuses on the comparison with employed people who were participating in the Workforce Investment Act program. Individuals were excluded from this group if they were missing pre- or post-training wage information or if their pre-training wage was below New York state’s minimum hourly wage. Nonincumbent workers were also excluded from this sample.
Reviews comparing the CT program with other conditions are available elsewhere on this site.
The study examined outcomes from May through November 2011.
The New York City Department of Small Business Services
The NYC Business Solutions CT program sponsored eligible businesses that compete for funds by proposing a type of training and its expected benefits for their selected trainees and trainers. Eligible trainees were workers who could work full time upon completing the training and who earned $15 or less per hour. Program participants in the intervention condition received customized training that included activities that occur outside of an employee’s regular job description or on-the-job training that aimed to improve employees’ skills in productive work.
The comparison group was composed of employed individuals who were participating in the Workforce Investment Act program. Individuals were excluded from this group if they were missing pre- or post-training wage information or if their pretraining wage was below New York state’s minimum hourly wage. Nonincumbent workers were also excluded from this sample.
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