Building Evidence on Promising Sector Programs

This episode of MDRC’s Evidence First podcast explores how to strengthen sectoral training programs that help learners from low-income backgrounds access quality jobs and greater economic mobility. Ascendium’s Jessa Valentine joins MDRC’s Frieda Molina and Kelsey Schaberg to discuss how evidence-building efforts like the Sector Training Evidence-Building Project and the Economic Mobility Lab are working to make these programs more effective. Their conversation highlights what makes sectoral training work, the challenges providers face, and how research can help improve outcomes for learners.

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