Despite an increase in employer-aligned certificate and apprenticeship programs, there is limited research examining the impact of these programs on economic outcomes. Moreover, for research that has explored the impact of these programs, it is unclear whether the outcomes are a product of the...

Non-degree certificate programs that are free, short, and located in urban areas may allow for the geographic convergence of urban job-seekers and employers to lead to both a skills and a spatial match. Leveraging a large-scale survey of applicants to a unique technology certificate and...