Sectoral Approaches to Community College - Nonprofit Partnerships...Business and Medical Office...

This report details the initial findings from longitudinal research on the education and employment outcomes of students who enrolled in Northern Virginia Family Service’s Training Futures (business and medical office administration training) program between 2007 and 2010. Training Futures uses an “imaginal education” model to guide trainees through a six-month curriculum that is accredited by Northern Virginia Community College for up to 17 credits. In addition, Training Futures offers a range of supportive services, including intensive English-language skills training, assistance navigating college enrollment and financial aid processes, and business immersion experience through internships, mentoring and coaching by volunteers from the business community. This new report includes detailed information about participants’ education, employment and earnings experiences after completing Training Futures (p.3). (Abstractor: Website Staff)

Full publication title: Sectoral Approaches to Community College - Nonprofit Partnerships: Initial Education and Employment Outcomes Findings for Students Enrolled in Business and Medical Office Administration Training 2007-2010

• "93.7% of the participants successfully completed the Training Futures program (237 of the 253 students included in this data study)" (p.9). • "84.2% have earned credits at NOVA for their Training Futures program completion" (p.9). • "50.6% of participants were employed at enrollment, most typically as cashiers, earning a median wage of $10.29 per hour and working a median of 30 hours per week" (p.9). • "84.4% of Training Futures’ graduates were employed, most typically as administrative assistants" (p.9). • "79.4% of all participants, including both graduates and non-graduates, were employed after Training Futures" (p.9). • "In their initial job after Training Futures, participants worked a median of 40 hours per week and earned a median wage of $13.31 per hour, an increase of $3.02 per hour or 29.3% for those who were working at enrollment" (p.9). • "Students found their initial job most commonly through their Training Futures internship" (p.9). • "Graduates take a median of one month after completing Training Futures to find an initial job" (p.9). • "Sixty-five participants have changed jobs since their initial post-Training Futures position. These graduates are earning a median of $14.00 per hour" (p.9). • "30.4% (or 77 of the 253 students in the study) enrolled in additional not-for-credit or credit coursework at NOVA after Training Futures" (p.10). • "Students enrolled for a median of one additional semester, enrolled in and completed a median of two courses, and attempted and earned a median of three college credits subsequent to completing Training Futures" (p.10). • "Only 11 (or 14.3% of the 77 students) had attended Northern Virginia Community College prior to Training Futures. 32 (or 41.6% of the 77 students) had never attended college—in the U.S. or any other country--prior to Training Futures" (p.10). • "Students completed 81.1% of the ESL classes they enrolled in (earning a satisfactory (S) grade)" (p.10). • Of Training Futures’ cycle 16 participants (a special, additional counseling segment), "46% of the participants returned to NOVA for additional coursework after Training Futures and 44% of the participants took college-level, for-credit courses at NOVA" (p.10). (Abstractor: Author)

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• Resource Publication Date: 2011
• Author(s): Helmer, Matt; Blair, Amy
• Organizational Author(s): The Aspen Institute
• Funding Source: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
• Resource Availability: Publicly available
• Posted by: Wesley Peterson
• Posted in: Workforce System Strategies