This paper is part of the output of the project 'Linking Education and Labour Markets: Under what conditions can Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) improve the income of the youth?' (short title: LELAM TVET4Income). The project, financed jointly by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), aims to find out under what conditions and to what extent TVET can help to improve the labour market situation of the youth, especially in east developed, low and middle-income countries. The project consists of six teams... [+] Show more
This paper is part of the output of the project 'Linking Education and Labour Markets: Under what conditions can Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) improve the income of the youth?' (short title: LELAM TVET4Income). The project, financed jointly by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), aims to find out under what conditions and to what extent TVET can help to improve the labour market situation of the youth, especially in east developed, low and middle-income countries. The project consists of six teams coming from five different countries and four continents: Chile, Costa Rica, Benin, Nepal and Switzerland.
The Enhanced Skills for Sustainable and Rewarding Employment (ENSSURE) project is a technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Nepal. The project aims to improve labour market outcomes of Nepali workers and to support industries and businesses with three components: (1) support of a Dual VET-Apprenticeship programme; (2) the introduction of short training courses; and (3) further training of employed workers. This working paper focuses on the first component, the introduction of a Dual VET-Apprenticeship programme. The programme runs for 24 months, with the first three months consisting of classroom education, followed by 20 months combining four to five days of workplace training per week with one day of classroom education per week, and the last month again consisting of classroom education. The programme leads to a certificate equivalent to the Technical School Leaving Certificate (TSLC).
This working paper presents the results of structured surveys among participating companies and applicants of the first cohort that started in July and September 2018. The apprentices will be technicians in mechanical and electrical engineering after successful completion of the programme. The working paper is structured into two parts, using the experience of companies and applicants to analyse the factors influencing the motivation of companies and apprentices to participate in the programme. The first part focuses on companies, examining the characteristics of companies providing Dual VET-Apprenticeship places, benefits for companies in terms of the productive contribution of apprentices, and costs in relation to apprentice wages, non-wage compensation and instructor costs. The net benefit projection covers the whole 24 months of the programme. The second part of the paper uses three analysis tools to investigate the factors influencing why apprentices apply for and participate in the programme. The first analyses the motives of applicants for applying to be part of the programme, the second analyses the satisfaction of apprentices, and the third tool analyses the alternatives for students to the Dual VET-Apprenticeship programme.
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