Impacts of Scholarships for Vocational Training in Namibia: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial (Issue Brief)

Between 2009 and 2014, the Millennium Challenge Corporation funded the Vocational Training Grant Fund (VTGF), a program that provided scholarships to disadvantaged Namibians attend vocational training programs in high-priority skill areas. Mathematica Policy Research recently completed a rigorous evaluation of the impact of these scholarships on training applicants’ training, employment, and earnings-related outcomes. This issue brief summarizes the key findings from this evaluation.