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              2018 Evaluation Report: Impact of the Northstar Assessment & Related Computer Skills Programming on Employment in CTEP Programs
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                The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) AmeriCorps program was created to help increase digital and media literacy amongst new immigrants and low-income communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. CTEP functions as a key program of its parent organization, Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN).**Study Goals:**The goal of this 2018 report is to continue the work started in the 2015 CTEP program evaluation and gather updated data on their program’s outcomes. CTEP improved the survey design, member involvement, and methods to reach more adult learners. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) and the Community Technology Empowerment Project’s (CTEP) usage of the Northstar assessment and Northstar-related classroom programming as it relates to learner employment outcomes.**Research Questions:**The primary research questions were:What is the employment rate of learners upon entering CTEP programs and the employment rate of learners after attending at least four hours of computer skills programming?What is the purpose of learners’ attendance in CTEP basic computer skills programs?What kind of employers and job types of adult learners who have attended at least four hours of computer skills programming?How do the CTEP employment result compare to the metro wide employment comparison group?What is the Return on Investment for the value of all new jobs received?**Findings:**The report results included:Among all survey respondents, the employment rate increased just over 10 percentage points, from 43.8% to 54.04%.Over 47% of unemployed adult learners who were searching for work had found employment at the time of survey administration.Over 81% of adult learners who were looking for work reported that attending CTEP-led computer skills classes helped them in searching for employment.For all employed adult learners, the median hourly wage was $14.79 and the mean hourly wage was $16.03.Compared to the State of Minnesota's Workforce program result data, the CTEP program had a post-intervention employment rate that was 7 percentage higher among a comparable population.For more information, download the full report.

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      Program/Intervention
                        Community Technology Empowerment Project
  

      Implementing Organization
                        Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
  

      Intermediary(s)
                        Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
  

      AmeriCorps Program(s)
            AmeriCorps State and National
  

      Age(s) Studied
            18-25 (Young adult)
  

      Outcome Category
            Employment
  

      Study Type(s)
            Impact
  

      Study Design(s)
            Quasi-Experimental (QED)
  

      Level of Evidence
            Preliminary
  

      Researcher/Evaluator
                        Daniel Backman, MDP
  

      Published Year
                        2018
  

      Study Site Location (State)
            Minnesota Back to main content Sign up to hear about our latest news, events, and opportunities.
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