Book chapter 2010

Vocational education and training and the school-to-work transition

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Hayward, Geoff
International Encyclopedia of Education
Journal · pp. 306-311
Abstract

Some young people experience difficulty making the transition from schooling to work. The magnitude of this effect varies between countries and is linked to the labor-market regulation and the design of national transition systems. Providing more vocational education and training (VET) opportunities remains a popular policy choice to ease school-to-work transition. However, the effectiveness of such initiatives is highly variable, often zero and sometimes negative. Given the expense of implementing good-quality VET programs, the research calls into question the effectiveness and efficiency of VET in supporting young people experiencing difficulties with school-to-work transition to enter the labor market. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Apprenticeship vocational education and training School-to-work transition Disadvantaged youth Active labor-market policy

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Author Affiliations
University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Funding & Acknowledgements
Economic and Social Research Council, ESRC
Grant: ES/G020183/1
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