Long-term Effects of Vocational Training for Unemployment Benefit Recipients in Germany

Abstract

"Is vocational training for unemployment benefit recipients effective in a long-term perspective? The beginning of a vocational training is an investment phase because the search intensity for new jobs decreases and employment prospects and wages are lower in comparison. However, after a few months the positive effects of a training on employment prospects, wages and further benefit receipt arises and persists for up to 8 and a half years after the training started. Longer trainings that last more than one year stipulate even larger effects on labour market outcomes than shorter vocational trainings." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Bernhard, S. (2016): Berufliche Weiterbildung von Arbeitslosengeld-II-Empfängern. Langfristige Wirkungsanalysen. In: Sozialer Fortschritt, Vol. 65, No. 7, p. 153-161. DOI:10.3790/sfo.65.7.153