Scholarships may not be enough to ensure people enroll in and complete training. Although the enrollment and completion rates of the training group were significantly higher than those for the control group, neither was “high” in an absolute sense. To the extent vocational training is successful in increasing employment and earnings outcomes, the NTA and training providers should seek to increase take-up and completion of training by those eligible for funding. To the extent funding is a concern, training providers may want to assess the extent to which scholarships meet trainees’ total costs, and identify ways to help finance funding gaps. Training providers may also want to assess interests during the application process and try to match them to the training offered in an effort to increase trainee commitment to participation and completion.
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