Vocational education and training and the school-to-work transition
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 ... Show more
Authors: Hayward, Geoff
Published: Oxford, England, Elsevier, 2010
Resource type: Book chapter
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