Yes, you can: Socio-emotional Skills for Higher Employability in Turkey

Last registered on September 13, 2021

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Yes, you can: Socio-emotional Skills for Higher Employability in Turkey
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0002869
Initial registration date
April 06, 2018

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
April 06, 2018, 11:45 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
September 13, 2021, 12:28 PM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Region
Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
World Bank

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
World Bank
PI Affiliation
Koc University
PI Affiliation
School of Business and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
PI Affiliation
ISER, University of Essex

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2018-04-09
End date
2019-03-15
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The project consists of a large-scale randomized controlled trial to analyze the impact of a pilot intervention aimed at supporting job seekers in their pursuit of successful labor market (re)integration. The intervention, implemented in Turkey, will be delivered as part of the existing employment support services of the national public employment agency. It will focus newly registered jobseekers, or those who are registering again after a work spell. In particular, job seekers will be provided with information to influence their employment expectations as well as evidence-based tools to inform and set job search goals and with practical strategies to persevere and sustain the motivation to overcome obstacles and setbacks. We expect this intervention to increase job search intensity, take-up of ALMP services and, as a consequence, the probability of employment.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Cemalcilar, Zeynep et al. 2021. "Yes, you can: Socio-emotional Skills for Higher Employability in Turkey." AEA RCT Registry. September 13. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.2869-2.1
Former Citation
Cemalcilar, Zeynep et al. 2021. "Yes, you can: Socio-emotional Skills for Higher Employability in Turkey." AEA RCT Registry. September 13. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/2869/history/99647
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The pilot intervention includes two mechanisms: a job search skills primer and goal setting and planning training. The primer will provide job seekers information about their local labor markets and about the job search process. The trainings, will provide job seekers with tools to act on job opportunities, focusing on motivation and goal setting and planning tools.
Intervention Start Date
2018-04-16
Intervention End Date
2018-07-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Employability, job search intensity, enhancing resilience to setbacks, and take-up of training services.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The intervention is a randomized controlled trial with one treatment and one control arm.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization was done in the office by a computer.
Randomization Unit
Randomization is two stages, both at public employment service center level, and at the individual level among jobseekers.
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
28
Sample size: planned number of observations
11000 job seekers
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
18 treatment centers and 10 control centers, estimated 5500 jobseekers per arm.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Koc University Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2018-03-08
IRB Approval Number
2018.056.IRB3.035
IRB Name
Koc University Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2018-03-08
IRB Approval Number
2018.056.IRB3.035
Analysis Plan

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Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
Yes
Intervention Completion Date
October 29, 2018, 12:00 +00:00
Data Collection Complete
Yes
Data Collection Completion Date
December 21, 2018, 12:00 +00:00
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization)
Was attrition correlated with treatment status?
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations
The final evaluation sample consists of 3,994 jobseekers
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms
2,715 individuals in the treatment group; 1,279 individuals in the control group.
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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Program Files

Program Files
No
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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