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...

Skills are a central source of high productivity and economic well-being. But what do we mean by productive skills? Both with regard to measurement and policy, the primary focus in the U.S. has been on academic skills, as measured by tests of reading, writing and math abilities and by...

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...