Evaluation | Effect | Average Age | Observations | Experimental Evaluation | Country | Intervention |
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Reis 2015 | 3 | 21-54 | 178,636 | No | Brazil | Practical application of vocational in-classroom training |
Stenberg 2015 | 28 | 22-55 | 110,998 | No | Sweden | In-classroom specific in-demand skills training |
Kaplan 2015 | -9 | 34 | 99,955 | No | Chile | Voucher program (grant for 80-140 hrs labor training courses) |
Freedman 1996 | 4 | 34 | 22,791 | Yes | United States | Vocational or employment skills training with skill building activity |
Andrén 2004 i | 7 | 30 | 15,807 | No | Sweden | Vocational training programs in Sweden |
Biewen 2014 i | 8 | 25-53 | 7,440 | No | Germany | Short term technical training |
Freedman 2000 | 0 | 32 | 7,095 | Yes | United States | Basic education, English, vocational or employment-oriented training |
Bendewald 2016 | 17 | 37 | 5,510 | No | United States | Counseling, case management and job training program for adults |
Hirshleifer 2016 | 4 | 27 | 5,396 | Yes | Turkey | 3-month vocational training programme |
Chakravarty 2016 | 0 | 24 | 4,677 | No | Nepal | Wide range of technical skills training and employment placement |
Biewen 2014 ii | -14 | 25-53 | 3,298 | No | Germany | Medium duration courses to improve technical skills |
Diaz 2006 | -2 | 19 | 2,924 | No | Peru | Vocational training and an internship at private firms |
Macours 2013 | 4 | N/A | 1,968 | Yes | Nicaragua | Basic CCT with scholarship for vocational training or bussiness grant |
Hicks 2015 | -15 | 22 | 1,549 | Yes | Kenya | Vouchers for vocational training in public/private institutes |
Miller 2003 | 4 | 19 | 1,306 | Yes | United States | Occupational training according to employers needs in a worklike setting |
Burghardt 1992 iv | 0 | 28 | 1,225 | Yes | United States | Motivation, basic reading/math classes and technical, job-searching skills training |
Cave 1993 i | 1 | 17-21 | 1,202 | Yes | United States | Educational and vocational training with job placement assistance/support services |
Rosholm 2009 | -2 | 31 | 810 | Yes | Denmark | Short technical course (2 weeks) |
Raaum 2002 iii | 17 | 30 | 770 | Yes | Norway | Short and free off-the-job technical courses |
Burghardt 1992 ii | 16 | 29 | 754 | Yes | United States | Occupational skill training, English and general educational development classes |
Burghardt 1992 i | 9 | 28 | 672 | Yes | United States | Job-specific training with remedial education, job placement and child care assistance |
Hendra 2016 iv | 6 | 35 | 562 | Yes | United States | Training on health care and manufacturing |
Hendra 2016 iii | 6 | 35 | 560 | Yes | United States | Training on transportation and manufacturing |
Hendra 2016 i | 22 | 31 | 552 | Yes | United States | IT training and job placement services |
Burghardt 1992 iii | 11 | 27 | 509 | Yes | United States | Sequential strategy: meet academic standards then offered job training |
Maitra 2017 | 21 | 18-39 | 439 | Yes | India | Technical training in tailoring and sewing |
Hendra 2016 ii | -7 | 35 | 384 | Yes | United States | Training on environmental remediation |