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The report of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) national evaluation synthesizes impact findings from 23 Round 3 third party evaluations that used quasi-experimental methods to estimate the impact of the TAACCCT projects on participants’ education and employment outcomes. Evaluators used statistical strategies to draw comparison groups that were similar on observable characteristics to the TAACCCT participant groups.

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Research Questions

• What service delivery and/or system reform innovations resulted in improved employment outcomes and increased skills for participants?

Key Takeaways

• TAACCCT projects had unambiguously positive impacts on educational (13 out of 22 evaluations) and employment (6 out of 11 evaluations) outcomes in most cases.
• A non-trivial minority of the evaluations showed mixed or statistically insignificant results.
• Strong positive impact estimates for educational outcomes such as credential attainment, program completion, and credit accumulation were achieved.
• The projects had a positive impact on employment outcomes in a majority of the evaluations that estimated these outcomes (6 out of 11 evaluations).
• Four of the 23 evaluations showed positive educational and employment impacts of the grant projects on participants.

Citation

Kuehn, D., Eyster, L. (2020). Urban Institute. A Synthesis of Impact Findings from the Round 3 Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Third-Party Evaluations. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.