ERIC Number: ED676981
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May-29
Pages: 20
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Assessing the Employment Impacts of Digital Upskilling for Low-Tech Adults: Results from a Pilot Study. Research Report. RR-A3912-1
George Zuo; Omari Jackson
RAND Corporation
As digital skills become progressively more essential for workforce participation, addressing foundational digital literacy gaps among disadvantaged workers has become an increasingly pressing issue for achieving economic growth for all. The authors summarize results from a pilot study of a course on foundational computer skills and digital literacy. The authors ran the pilot with the course's administrator, the nonprofit Byte Back, to understand how training on foundational digital skills can affect employment and digital engagement among low-income adult learners from underserved communities. In this report, the authors assess changes in digital proficiency and labor market outcomes following participation in foundational digital-literacy training and highlight critical implications for policymakers, workforce developers, and educational organizations.
Descriptors: Skill Development, Digital Literacy, Adult Education, Disadvantaged, Low Income, Adult Students, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Employment Potential, Educational Benefits
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Urban Institute
Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor
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