A new report shows job-training programs prove to be a great way to bolster employment numbers.

• Job-training programs typically collaborate with specific industries (like construction and health care, for example).
• Participation in a job-training program can significantly increase an unemployed or low-skilled worker’s likelihood of getting hired.
• Certain elements from the programs contribute to their success, such as linking to employers and screening the participants.
• These programs must identify employers’ needs, screen for suitable program participants, be able to fund the training and hire the staff needed to train.

Facts and Figures

• Program participants earned an average of 29% more than those who didn’t attend.
• Job-training programs are active in 40 states.

Best Quote

“It’s very easy for someone to say, ‘We have a sectoral-employment strategy,’ particularly when more money may be coming from Washington. We really wanted to make sure we were doing this with our eyes wide open, to help scale the positive findings in the study.” – Nadva K. Shmavonian, President of Public/Private Ventures, which authored the report

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