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Evaluation of the Non-Formal Skills Development Sub-Activity 2011-2013

El Salvador, 2011 - 2013
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SLV_2011-2013_MCC-NFSD_v01_M
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Mathematica Policy Research
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    Survey ID number

    SLV_2011-2013_MCC-NFSD_v01_M

    Title

    Evaluation of the Non-Formal Skills Development Sub-Activity 2011-2013

    Country
    Name Country code
    El Salvador SLV
    Abstract

    The Non-Formal Skills Development Sub-Activity had a budget of $5 million (USD) to provide short-term training to vulnerable populations in El Salvador's Northern Zone, including women, at-risk youths, and the poor. The Sub-Activity funded short-term courses in common trades such as baking, bricklaying, and electrical installations. The short-term goal of the non-formal skills program was to increase the education and skill levels of at-risk populations in the Northern Zone. The medium-term goals were to decrease economic barriers to labor force entry, while increasing the personal income, labor market participation, and self-employment rates of vulnerable populations. Lastly, the program's long-term goal was to spur economic growth and reduce poverty in the target area.

    To examine the effects of the Non-Formal Skills Development Sub-Activity on employment rates and personal income, we used a pre-post survey design. With this design, we compare outcomes of enrolled participants before the start of the program with the outcomes of the same individuals approximately one year after the end of the program. This design cannot fully attribute before-after differences to the training program because other factors outside of the program-including broader economic developments during the study period-could have also affected participants' outcomes. Although we do not report impact estimates, or estimates that are fully attributable to the program, this analysis can offer valuable insight regarding the following research question:

    • What was the change in participants' labor market outcomes and income approximately one year after completing a 180-400 hour non-formal skills course?
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    Anonymized dataset for public distribution

    Scope

    Topics
    Topic
    Technical education and skills training
    Income, property and investment/saving
    Keywords
    Performance Evaluation, Technical and Vocational Training

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The Northern Zone of El Salvador

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Mathematica Policy Research
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Millennium Challenge Corporation

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The primary data source for this analysis is an in-person survey of 2,193 non-formal skills training participants conducted from 2011 to 2012. This survey asked training participants about their employment and income prior to taking the courses, their experience with the courses, and their labor market outcomes one year after completing the courses.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2011-02-22 2011-10-09 1
    2011-07-19 2011-09-01 2
    2011-09-29 2011-10-04 3
    2012-01-10 2012-02-17 4
    2012-03-13 2012-04-26 5
    2012-05-04 2012-06-13 6
    2013-02-07 2013-02-22 7
    2013-05-06 2013-06-19 8
    Data Collectors
    Name
    International Consortium for Educational Development
    Data Collection Notes

    CIDE collected all data.

    Access policy

    Location of Data Collection

    Millennium Challenge Corporation

    Archive where study is originally stored

    Millennium Challenge Corporation
    http://data.mcc.gov/evaluations/index.php/catalog/62
    Cost: None

    Data Access

    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email
    Monitoring & Evaluation Division of the Millennium Challenge Corporation impact-eval@mcc.gov

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_SLV_2011-2013_MCC-NFSD_v01_M

    Producers
    Name Role
    Millennium Challenge Corporation Review of Metadata
    Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Metadata Producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2014-03-12

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 3.0

    Version date

    2020-07-28

    Version notes

    Version 1.0 (March 2014)
    Version 2.0 (April 2015). Edited version based on Version 01 (DDI-MCC-SLV-MPR-NONFEDFINAL-2014-v01) that was done by Millennium Challenge Corporation.
    Version 3.0 (July 2020). Updated version that provides description of the data.

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