Workplace-based vocational training in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence on the school to work transition of Hungarian apprentices

Horn, Dániel (2013) Workplace-based vocational training in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence on the school to work transition of Hungarian apprentices. GRINCOH Working Papers; WP 4.3 P4.8 . Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.

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Abstract

Although apprenticeship training has been praised for its effectiveness in smoothing the school-to-work transition of non-college bound students in Western European dual education systems, there is a lack of evidence from Central Eastern Europe. Using a unique individual-level panel database, which includes an extensive set of controls, the study shows that Hungarian students of the non-college bound vocational training track with workplace-based training, have about 10-15% higher probability of initial employment, compared to similar graduates from the same track, who were trained in school. This effect seems to be stable across industries, and robust to specification checks.

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