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Vierter Bericht zur Evaluation des Rahmenlehrplans für den Bildungsgang «dipl. Betriebswirtschafter/in HF»
(2018)KOF StudiesAn 25 Standorten bieten Höhere Fachschulen für Wirtschaft (HFW) den Bildungsgang «dipl. Betriebswirtschafter/in Höhere Fachschule (HF)» an. Dieser soll Individuen im kaufmännischen Bereich helfen, sich zu Generalisten mit Fach- und Führungsverantwortung zu qualifizieren. Der Bildungsgang der höheren Berufsbildung dauert normalerweise 3 Jahre und wird berufsbegleitend absolviert. Diese Studie evaluiert die Aktualität des Rahmenlehrplans ...Report -
The Social Status of Vocational Education and Training in Switzerland
(2018)KOF StudiesThe Swiss vocational education and training (VET) system is held in high regard by other countries. Young skilled workers from Switzerland consistently secure top marks at world skills competitions. But how has the social status of VET developed relative to that of baccalaureate schools? What changes can be ascertained in the various parts of the country and population groups? We have been able to answer these and other questions thanks ...Report -
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Statut social de la formation professionnelle en Suisse
(2018)KOF StudiesLe système suisse de formation professionnelle jouit d’une renommée internationale. A l’occasion des championnats du monde des métiers, les jeunes professionnels suisses obtiennent toujours les meilleures places. Mais comment le statut social de la formation professionnelle a-t-il évolué en Suisse par rapport à la voie gymnasiale? Quels changements observe-t-on dans les différentes régions et les différents groupes de population? Nous ...Report -
Evaluating the Impact of Employment Protection on Firm-Provided Training in an RDD Framework
(2017)KOF Working PapersThis paper tests the hypothesis that employment protection legislation (EPL) increases the incentives of firms to train their employees. The identification strategy uses a regression discontinuity design (RDD) that exploits exemptions of small firms from EPL. Using firm-level data from Finland and Italy in 2005 and 2010, we do not find empirical evidence that EPL increases the propensity to train or the intensity of firm-provided ...Working Paper -
Comparing International Vocational Education and Training Programs: The KOF Education-Employment Linkage Index
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Dritter Bericht zur Evaluation des Rahmenlehrplans für den Bildungsgang dipl. Betriebswirtschafter/in HF
(2017)KOF StudiesReport -
Meet the need – The role of vocational education and training for the youth labour market
(2017)KOF Working PapersTo fight negative trends in the youth labour market, policymakers around the world foster vocational education and training programmes (VET). We therefore investigate how the share of three upper secondary education programmes, i.e. general education, school-based VET, and dual VET, affect the labour market of 15- to 24-year-olds. We complement the existing literature by analysing non-linear effects that might arise due to general equilibrium ...Working Paper