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Also known as career or technical education, vocational education refers to formal training and instruction for technical, paraprofessional, skilled, or semiskilled occupations, usually without requiring or providing a bachelor’s degree. RAND researchers have examined the relationship between vocational education and effective workforce planning and development, state policies influencing vocational education, vocational education quality, and more.

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National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe: Metrics for Success

This research on National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe integrates analyses of staff and participant perspectives with information from participant files and national and state datasets to provide insights for ChalleNGe leadership.
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How Colorado Community Colleges Used Funding for Short-Term Credentials: Descriptive Analysis of Senate Bill 22-192

This report describes how six Colorado community colleges used $1.4 million of pandemic relief funding to support individuals pursuing short-term credentials and the outcomes for those who received funding.
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Scaling Statewide Credit for Industry Credentials: Lessons Learned from Ohio

For decades, community colleges and universities have awarded credit for learning that takes place outside of the classroom. Lessons from Ohio offer a roadmap as states scale programs that give college credit for industry credentials.
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Youth Law Enforcement Experience Programs as a Police Recruiting Tool

A RAND research team identified more than 3,500 youth law enforcement experience programs and distilled lessons for law enforcement agencies that wish to develop such programs.
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Youth Law Enforcement Experience Programs as a Potential Recruitment Pipeline

A RAND research team identified more than 3,500 youth law enforcement experience programs and distilled lessons for law enforcement agencies that wish to develop such programs.
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National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2022–2023

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program serves young people ages 16 to 18 experiencing difficulty in traditional high schools. This report covers the 2022–2023 program year and is the eighth in a series on this quasi-military residential program.
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Improving Instructor Hiring and Development at the Emergency Management Institute

The Emergency Management Institute is revising how it secures qualified, effective instructors. Researchers analyzed how instructors are hired and developed, pinpointed strengths and challenges, and identified best practices.
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How to Build Stackable Credentials

Many states and colleges are investing to build out stackable credential pathways. It will be important to continue to build evidence on whether these programs are achieving their aims of improved economic circumstances for individuals and better addressing workforce needs.
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Most Ohio Students Who Earn Manufacturing-Related Credentials Work in Other Industries; Findings Hold Lessons for Push to Grow U.S. Manufacturing

Most students who complete manufacturing-related credentials in Ohio do not end up employed in manufacturing in the state, highlighting a challenge that faces policymakers as they push to create more U.S. manufacturing jobs.
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Exploring Ohio's Pipeline of Manufacturing Workers: Summary of Key Findings

This research brief describes findings from an examination of the pipeline between Ohio’s postsecondary education system and the manufacturing workforce, highlighting ways to bolster the supply of manufacturing workers and diversity in the industry.
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Strengthening the Manufacturing Workforce in Ohio

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Income Share Agreements: Market Structure, Communication, and Equity Implications of a Student Loan Alternative

Income share agreements (ISAs) provide a way to finance postsecondary education, but not much is known about how they work. In this report, RAND researchers examine ISA structure, analyze ISA communication, and assess implications for equity.

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