Topic Overview
The registered apprenticeship and work-based learning topic area includes reviews of studies examining the effectiveness of work-based learning programs on participants’ employment and earnings outcomes. CLEAR assessed the strength of causal evidence provided in each study and summarized each study’s design, methods, findings, and the program examined.
Status: Literature reviewed in this evidence review covers 2005 – 2023. An updated review protocol has been posted as of June 2024.
View the Synthesis Report
Our synthesis reports show the scope of the evidence base and highlight key, actionable insights from the highest-quality causal studies essentially answering the so what of the research.
Explore Studies
Find CLEAR's plain-language reviews of individual studies to learn about what a study found, how it was designed, and how relevant it may be to your needs.
How do we review evidence?
View the review protocol to learn more about how the studies you see here were selected for CLEAR's evidence review.