Job Corps
Solution types
Mentoring
Problems addressed
Socioeconomic vulnerability
Recidivism
Drug abuse
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Ambulatory - Social services centers
Country of application
United States
Description

This is an educational and vocational program for young people between 16 and 24 years of age who are in a situation of high financial vulnerability. The objective is to train them to access the job market, increase school attendance, employability and income, and reduce criminal recidivism rates.
During the training period, the program provides support services to access housing and medical care, recreation, additional education (formal and emotional), vocational counseling, and professional training. In the productivity area, the principles of social awareness and respect for others are taught.
The intervention has an average duration of eight months and consists of three phases:
1) Case identification and intake;
2) Core operations; and
3) Referral.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation found that youth served by the program had a lower rate of conviction and incarceration than comparable groups of youth who did not receive the intervention. The cases served also showed a higher employment rate, higher earnings, and longer work time. However, the program did not produce significant effects on alcohol or illegal drug abuse [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Schochet, P. Z., Burghardt, J. & Glazerman, S. (2001). National Job Corps Study: The Impacts of Job Corps on Participants' Employment and Related Outcomes [and] Methodological Appendixes on the Impact Analysis. Washington, D.C. Office of Policy and Research [Employment and Training Administration (U.S. Department of Labor)]. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED457358.pdf

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