Projects

AIR is investigating the supports and services offered in sector-based training programs that have demonstrated positive effects on individuals’ long-term labor market outcomes. The project’s goal is to identify whether similarities or differences exist in the types of advising and student supports that effective sectoral programs offer, and how these may differ from typical community college advising practices. We will seek to develop a set of hypotheses about particular practices that may contribute to trainees’ success in sectoral programs, and the challenges and potential levers available for adapting these practices to postsecondary settings, accounting for the ways in which sectoral programs are staffed and funded. Ultimately, we hope this framework could be used to explore (1) whether and how specific community colleges have established these practices within their institutions and (2) the feasibility of adapting and implementing these practices within community colleges that might be ripe for reform.