Vocational training choice from a regional perspective

IF 1.6 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Katja Schuster, Anne Margarian
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Abstract

Motivated by discussions of skill mismatches on local German vocational educational and training (VET) markets, this paper analyses how occupational segments of VET entry of individuals with lower and intermediate secondary school degree relate to local labor market characteristics. The econometric analysis applies data from a survey conducted with 9th graders within the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). Considering opportunity structures and the local competition for training positions, we find that the match between occupations' skill demands and individuals' abilities tends to be specifically close in diverse and competitive urban labor markets. In non-competitive peripheral labor markets, in contrast, graduates with lower school certificates seem to have a higher likelihood of entering VET in segments that are specifically attractive for graduates with upper secondary school degree. The results on the allocation of abilities and the weight of preferences under different labor market conditions have different welfare implications from an individual, regional and general economic perspective.

区域视角下的职业培训选择
本文以德国当地职业教育与培训(VET)市场的技能错配讨论为动力,分析了具有中低学历的个人进入职业教育与培训(VET)市场的职业细分与当地劳动力市场特征的关系。计量经济学分析采用了德国国家教育小组研究(NEPS)对九年级学生进行的调查数据。考虑到机会结构和培训职位的本地竞争,我们发现在多样化和竞争激烈的城市劳动力市场中,职业技能需求与个人能力之间的匹配往往特别接近。相比之下,在非竞争性的外围劳动力市场,拥有较低学历的毕业生似乎更有可能进入对高中学历毕业生特别有吸引力的职业教育培训。从个人、区域和一般经济角度来看,不同劳动力市场条件下的能力分配和偏好权重的结果具有不同的福利含义。
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CiteScore
3.40
自引率
7.70%
发文量
9
审稿时长
13 weeks
期刊介绍: The main focus of this journal is to provide a platform for original empirical investigations in the field of professional, vocational and technical education, comparing the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of different vocational education systems at the school, company and systemic level. The journal fills a gap in the existing literature focusing on empirically-oriented academic research and stimulating the interest in strengthening the vocational part of the educational system, both at the basic and higher education level.
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