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S., there is growing interest in how community colleges can develop and improve short-term occupational training programs that lead to good jobs and careers. A recent report found that, by 2025, 34 states had invested approximately $8 billion in 111 short-term credential initiatives through incentives in funding models, direct financial aid to students, and, to a lesser extent, allocations for institutional capacity building (Murphy, 2025). The federal government is also encouraging colleges to move in this direction: Starting in July 2026, it will expand eligibility for the Pell Grant, the nation’s primary financial aid program for low-income college students, to cover the costs of job training programs that run between 8 and 15 weeks and that are aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand sectors and occupations. These investments are intended to help postsecondary learners enter the labor market quickly, advance in their careers, and adapt to emerging workforce opportunities.  \nVirginia’s Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead (G3) program (virginiag3.com) is a forerunner of this trend. Enacted in 2021, G3 is a $35 million state-funded last-dollar scholarship program supporting community college students enrolled in workforce programs across five high-demand fields: healthcare, information technology and computer science, manufacturing and skilled trades, early childhood education, and public safety.1 As a last-dollar scholarship, G3 covers remaining tuition after other financial aid and provides stipends to address basic needs. In this way, G3 primarily acts as a lever to improve affordability and incentivize students to enter fields where there is a demonstrated need for workers. The policy also requires stackable credentials, front-loaded industry skill instruction, and dedicated advising to support recruitment, persistence, and completion. Together, these design features position G3 not only asan affordability strategy but also as a state policy tool for strengthening the workforce relevance and long-term value of postsecondary education and training.  \nBeginning in fall 2022, CCRC partnered with the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania to examine the implementation and early outcomes of G3. Early findings indicate that colleges are making progress in increasing enrollments in the five high-demand fields mentioned above (Cormier et al., 2024). And aquasi-experimental analysis shows that G3 increased the rate at which students completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and increased total financial aid and grant aid receiptin G3-eligible programs (Bonilla & Sparks, 2024).  \nMaking Short-Term Training Policy Work: Lessons From Virginia’s G3 Program  \nThis brief examines how Virginia community colleges implemented the institutional components of the G3 policy and what lessons G3 offers to other states and institutions interested in developing and strengthening short-term training programs targeting high-demand occupations. It draws on interviews and observations from a sample of eight community colleges CCRC researchers visited from spring 2023 through spring 2024 (see Appendix) and addresses the following questions:  \n1. How did colleges determine which short-term, high-need programs to make G3-eligible?  \n2. How did colleges create pathways from short-term certificates to longer-term programs and degrees?  \n3. How did colleges deliver advising and career services?  \nWe found that colleges responded to the call for short-term programs that aligned with strong labor market demand. Still, resource availability and lengthy program approval processes limited colleges’ ability to offer or expand some in-demand programs. Colleges welcomed the opportunity to more inten","cbCaiiqsrJ2Lmst8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiqsrJ2Lmst8","pdf",263217,12,"English","# Introduction\n# G3 Funding Structure and Eligibility Criteria\n## Last-dollar scholarship and student requirements\n## Advising, marketing, and outreach allocation\n# Implementation and Early Outcomes","[{\"question\":\"What policy and program design features does the brief identify as important for G3’s effectiveness?\",\"answer\":\"The brief highlights stackable credentials, front-loaded industry skill instruction, dedicated advising, and structured pathways from short-term certificates to longer-term programs to support recruitment, persistence, and completion.\"}]","Making Short-Term Training Policy Work - Lessons From Virginia’s G3 Program | PDF",1792050712]