90001-Year Up Professional
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Earnings
Project Quality Employment Through Skills Training (QUEST) had the largest effects on long-term annual earnings (an average of $4,434 per year). Project QUEST provides financial resources and supportive services to people with low income to help them complete occupational training programs, pass certification exams and obtain credentials, and access well-paying jobs in the health care industry.
Employment
Project Quality Employment Through Skills Training (QUEST) had the largest effects on long-term employment (an average of 8 percentage points). Project QUEST provides financial resources and supportive services to people with low income to help them complete occupational training programs, pass certification exams and obtain credentials, and access well-paying jobs in the health care industry.
Education and training
Project Quality Employment Through Skills Training (QUEST) had the largest effects on education and training (increasing the attainment of a degree or credential by an average of 6 percentage points). Project QUEST provides financial resources and supportive services to people with low income to help them complete occupational training programs, pass certification exams and obtain credentials, and access well-paying jobs in the health care industry.
Year Up Professional Training Corps (PTC)
Intervention (standard name)
PTC program applicants applied to both the Year Up program and the partner college. Once accepted to both, participants took part in a full-day program for five days a week that included structured college courses, professional skills courses, and technical skills courses. The college courses were provided by the partner college and participants earned up to 15 college credits during this time period. Many of these courses were either geared toward an occupational path or were meant to prepare the participant for college-level courses.
Project Quality Employment Through Skills Training (QUEST)
Intervention (standard name)
The program includes a comprehensive set of services and resources to advance participants’ education and employment.
Per Scholas Sectoral Employment Program
Intervention (standard name)
Per Scholas participants enrolled in a 15-week computer technician training program that consisted of instruction and practice related to assembly, configuration, installation, upgrade, and repair of personal computers, printers, and copiers.
The training program prepared participants to obtain an entry-level computer certification. After the training, Per Scholas offered participants internships with local employers or with the Per Scholas recycling and refurbishing center.