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What strategies enhance career development for newcomers?

While evidence is limited, certain alternative pathways to career development can help improve newcomers’ workforce integration.

  • Suggestive evidence shows that vocational training can contribute to workforce integration.
  • Suggestive evidence shows that scholastic- and career-focused afterschool programs may improve students’ self-reported preparedness to enter the workforce.
  • Moderately strong evidence shows that vocational training focused on goal setting does not improve workforce integration.
  • Suggestive evidence shows formal and informal language training contribute to workforce integration.

 

Some studies show that merging vocational training and language programs can increase the success rate of newcomers entering the workforce.

  • Two studies suggest that there may be a relationship between language training, social capital, and workforce integration.

Post TitleStrength of EvidenceType of StudyDirection of Evidence
A systematic literature review to identify successful elements for financial education and counseling in groups.Positive impactSystematic reviewPositive impact
A systematic literature review to identify successful elements for financial education and counseling in groups.Positive impactSystematic reviewPositive impact
Financial outcomes of interventions designed to improve financial capability through individual development accounts: A systematic review.StrongSystematic reviewInconclusive or mixed impact
Interventions designed to improve financial capability: A systematic reviewStrongSystematic reviewNo evidence about impact
Financial literacy, financial education, and downstream financial behaviorsStrongMeta-analysisNo impact
Does financial education impact financial literacy and financial behavior, and if so, when?StrongMeta-analysisPositive impact
A systematic literature review to identify successful elements for financial education and counseling in groups.StrongSystematic reviewPositive impact
Integrating financial capability into employment services: Literature synthesisStrongSystematic reviewPositive impact
Financial education interventions targeting immigrants and children of immigrants: Results from a randomized control trialModerateImpact evaluationInconclusive or mixed impact
Trauma-informed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): A randomized controlled trial with a two-generation impactModerateImpact evaluationPositive impact
The effectiveness of smartphone apps in improving financial capability.ModerateImpact evaluationPositive impact
A case study of financial literacy and wellbeing of immigrants in Lloydminster, Canada.SuggestiveSuggestive evidenceNo evidence about impact

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