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This tool helps you quickly find employment and training programs with proven results. You can see which programs increase employment and earnings and compare how well different programs work. You can also filter programs to match your interests based on who the program serves and services offered.
Search reviewed studies
Search studies by keyword, quality of the research study, or name of a specific employment program featured in the study.
Read summaries on employment & training topics
Our summaries help you make sense of the research on effective employment and training programs. They include overviews of evidence for different program types, such as career pathways and occupational training. Summaries come in a range of formats, including reports, short briefs, recorded events, and videos.
View evidence gap maps
Explore maps that assess the quantity of existing research and help identify gaps in the evidence base.
See studies currently underway
Learn about new research that is underway and about how to nominate evaluations to include on our list.
Download data files
Access spreadsheets that contain the data published on the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse to explore and analyze on your own.
Learn about our standards & processes for reviewing research
Pathways to Work Guide for Researchers
Summary Report | January 2022
This Evidence Snapshot outlines the effectiveness of programs that follow a career pathways framework, offering education, training, and support to help participants attain higher credentials and better job opportunities, as identified by the Pathways to Work Clearinghouse. Career pathways typically include connections to employment opportunities through partnerships with employers, employer engagement, and paid work experiences.
Protocol for the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse: Methods and Standards
Summary Report | September 2025
This report provides an updated protocol for the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse review. It is designed to promote consistency in review procedures and findings, and describes procedures to identify studies for review as well as rate studies and programs on both effectiveness and cost.
Submit your research for review
Want to recommend research for review by Pathways to Work? We regularly invite the public to submit research for consideration. When the call for studies is open, we will post a link to more information on the Pathways to Work home page and circulate the call to users who subscribe to our email list. You can also submit recommendations at any time by sending the program name and associated research studies to PathwaysClearinghouse@abtglobal.com. Studies are screened periodically for their eligibility to be reviewed against a set of predefined criteria.
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