Hungary - new findings on short-term labour market effects of apprenticeship training

Apprenticeship training has been praised recently for its effectiveness in easing school-to-work transition of non-college-bound students. In most countries with low youth unemployment there is some type of effective apprenticeship scheme in place. However, measuring effects of apprenticeship training relative to school-based VET on labour market outcomes has been a challenge.
The study concludes that in uncoordinated and decentralised apprenticeship systems, such as the Hungarian, there is no difference in labour market advantages - not even short-term - between those who participate in apprenticeship training and those who do not.
More information:

• European Commission (2012). Apprenticeship supply in Member States of the EU
• Horn, Dániel (2014). A szakiskolai tanoncképzés rövid távú munkaerő-piaci hatásai [Short-term labour-market effects of vocational apprenticeship training]. and  Effectiveness of apprenticeship training: a within track comparison of workplace-based and school-based vocational training in Hungary
• OECD (2010). OECD review on evaluation and assessment frameworks for improving school outcomes: Hungary country background report.
• Hungarian life course survey (HLCS)
• National assessment of basic competences (NABC). More...