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Year Up

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

Year Up is a national workforce training program for economically disadvantaged urban young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 that focuses on specific economic sectors with jobs in high demand-namely, information technology (IT) and financial services (hence the program’s classification as a “sectoral” training program). The program seeks to enroll young adults who have a high school diploma or equivalent but are neither in school full-time nor employed full-time, have manageable life challenges, and are motivated to succeed.

Goal / Mission

Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education.

Impact

These approaches tend to be intensive and comprehensive, address psycho-social skills as well as occupation-specific competencies, provide opportunities for work-based learning, engage employers, incorporate evidence-based practices, and emphasize continuous improvement.

Results / Accomplishments

Year Up wage gains are largest ever for workforce programs evaluated by the rigorous randomized controlled trials method. Year Up produced a statistically significant $1,895 (53 percent) positive impact on average quarterly earnings, which were $5,454 and $3,559 for treatment and control group members, respectively. This estimated impact, based on employment records in the National Directory of New Hires, is very close to independent estimates from the 18-month follow-up survey. Research findings add to growing evidence on the promise of well-implemented career pathways approaches with a strong sectoral focus.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
YearUp
Primary Contact
Gerald Chertavian, Founder and CEO, YearUp
45 Milk St. 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
855-932-7871
contact@geraldchertavian.com
https://geraldchertavian.com/contact-gerald/
Topics
Economy
Education
Community / Social Environment
Organization(s)
YearUp
Date of publication
May 2018
Date of implementation
2000
For more details
https://www.yearup.org/about
Target Audience
Adults

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.
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