非学分劳动力培训、行业资格证书与劳动力市场结果
Noncredit workforce training, industry credentials, and labor market outcomes
Journal of Public Economics · 2026 · Di Xu、Kelli Bird、Michael Cooper、Benjamin Castleman
中文摘要
本文就与社区学院非学分劳动力培训项目相关的行业认可资格证书所带来的劳动力市场回报，提供准实验性证据。我们使用弗吉尼亚社区学院系统非学分劳动力培训项目学员的新型个体层面行政数据，结合个体固定效应模型，通过比较获得资格证书者与完成相同培训但未获得资格证书者的劳动力市场发展轨迹，估计行业资格证书的回报。结果表明，获得行业资格证书可使季度收入增加约818美元，这部分归因于转入更高薪行业的可能性上升。我们估计，这些收入增益在略多于半年的时间内即可超过项目成本。
Abstract
We provide quasi-experimental evidence on the labor market returns to industry-recognized credentials connected to community college noncredit workforce training programs. Using novel individual-level administrative data on noncredit workforce training program enrollees in the Virginia Community College System and individual fixed effects models, we estimate the returns to industry credentials by comparing the labor market trajectories of credential earners and individuals who complete the same training but do not obtain a credential. Our results indicate that earning an industry credential increases quarterly earnings by approximately $818, which is partially attributable to a higher likelihood of transitioning into a higher-paying industry. We estimate these earnings gains would exceed program costs in just over half a year.
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