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Measuring the social status of education programmes : applying a new measurement to dual vocational education and training in Switzerland
Bolli, Thomas; Rageth, Ladina - 2016
) system in Switzerland, which has recently received substantial attention across Europe. We argue that, holding everything … approach to test whether growing knowledge of the education system increases the social status of dual VET in Switzerland. Our … stay in Switzerland, thus reflecting their learning process about the Swiss education system. …
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The Swiss vocational education and training system : what can Spain learn from Switzerland?
Oswald-Egg, Maria Esther; Renold, Ursula - 2015
Switzerland is famous for its vocational education and training (VET) system. This article describes Switzerland …'s dilemma, but Switzerland has managed to sidestep that issue and minimize concerns about poaching. Finally, we discuss what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280815
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Meet the need : the role of vocational education and training for the youth labour market
Bolli, Thomas; Oswald-Egg, Maria Esther; Rageth, Ladina - 2017
To 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011637800
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Train drain? : access to skilled foreign workers and firms' provision of training
Oswald-Egg, Maria Esther; Siegenthaler, Michael - 2021
apprenticeship positions that firms provide. We exploit that the availability of skilled workers increased more in firms close to the … did not have a statistically significant effect on apprenticeship provision. We show theoretically and empirically that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604260
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The impact of apprenticeship training on personality traits : an instrumental variable approach
Bolli, Thomas; Hof, Stefanie - 2014 - This Version: January 2014
This paper analyzes how apprenticeship training, i.e., work-based secondary education, affects personality traits … the regional differences in the relative weight of school- and work-based secondary education across Switzerland and … Europe, we determine that apprenticeship training reduces neuroticism and increases agreeableness and conscientiousness …
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Can a standardized aptitude test predict training success of apprentices? : evidence from a case study in Switzerland
Siegenthaler, Michael - 2011
From a theoretical perspective, the output gap is probably the most comprehensive and convincing concept to describe the cyclical position of an economy. Unfortunately, for practical purposes, the concept depends on the determination of potential output, which is an inherently unobservable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008906040
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Are firm innovativeness and firm age relevant for the supply of vocational tranining? : a study based on Swiss micro data
Arvanitis, Spyridon (contributor) - 2008
In this study we investigated the determinants (a) of the propensity of Swiss firms to train apprentices and (b) of the intensity of apprentice training as measured by the employment share of apprentices. Innovation, firm age and competition conditions on the product market are possible...
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Training propensity of start-ups in Switzerland : a study based on data for the start-up cohort 1996 - 97
Arvanitis, Spyridon (contributor);  … - 2008
This study is based on data of a cohort of Swiss firms that were founded in 1996/97. In the year 2000 data were collected by means of a postal survey among those firms, which still existed by that time. In 2003 and 2006 two further surveys were conducted among the participants of the respective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003767757
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The impact of ICT usage, workplace organisation and human capital on the provision of apprenticeship training. a firm-level analysis based on Swiss panel data
Hollenstein, Heinz (contributor); Stucki, Tobias (contributor) - 2008
Firstly, we investigated the determinants of a) the propensity of Swiss firms to provide apprenticeship training, and b … training intensity. Secondly, we analysed the relationship between apprenticeship training and firm performance. It turned out …-based training ; Apprenticeship ; Workplace organisation ; ICT ; Skill formation ; Human capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003767762
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Comparative advantages of school and workplace environment in competence acquisition : empirical evidence from a survey among professional tertiary education and training students...
Bolli, Thomas; Renold, Ursula - 2015
tertiary education and training business administration students and their employers in Switzerland, we find that competences … and training, e.g. in an apprenticeship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011290642