Major Findings & Recommendations
• “Workforce development programs funded by Travis County’s Health and Human Services Department between 2001 and 2006 appear to have made a positive difference in the labor market outcomes of participants” (p.35). • “Early results from the evaluation of outcomes for 2007‐2008 participants support the conclusion that short-term interventions produce their strongest outcomes in the most immediate post‐service periods” (p.36). • “Capital IDEA, the long‐term occupational training program supported by the County, was the only provider to have a positive, statistically significant impact on average quarterly earnings of those employed” (p.36). (Abstractor: Author)