Jugendliche und Erwachsene ohne Berufsausbildung bzw. ohne eine weiterführende Ausbildung sind einer Vielzahl von Benachteiligungen (nicht nur) am Arbeitsmarkt ausgesetzt. Im Mittelpunkt dieser im Auftrag des AMS Österreich vom Österreichischen Institut für Berufsbildungsforschung (ÖIBF)...

There is cross-party consensus in Britain that increasing the number of apprenticeships is an important way of dealing with the country’s deficit in intermediate skills. In addition to raising skill levels, there has been a further aim of apprenticeship policy: to improve the job prospects of...

This project examines whether rapid coding courses can effectively equip disadvantaged young workers with the necessary skills to thrive in the labor market. In particular, we will implement an RCT to evaluate the causal effects of a coding bootcamp among young job seekers from non-traditional...

Technical, vocational education, and training has remained an explosive topic because it can create a divided society in terms of education and the benefits associated with it. Internationally, it has always been a complex and controversial topic compared to the general education strand. It has...

This paper provides findings of a small-scale, innovative labor training program that uses expressive arts and theatre as a pedagogical tool. The corresponding life skills training component is combined with a technical component teaching vocational skills. To our knowledge, this is the first...

This paper provides findings of a small-scale, innovative labor training program that uses expressive arts and theatre as a pedagogical tool. The corresponding life skills training component is combined with a technical component teaching vocational skills. To our knowledge, this is the first...

In recent years the issue of youth unemployment has been identified as one of the most pressing for young people, who are affected particularly hard by the economic crisis in the European Union. In response, the EU institutions have designed and introduced a complex mix of political instruments,...

This paper uses unique experimental data from a youth training program in the Favelas, Brazil, to examine whether youth training programs can prevent treatment recipients from engaging in risk behavior-i.e., cigarettes, alcohol, and hard drug utilization, as well as witnessing or being a victim...