Evaluating apprenticeship training programs for firms

Artikel

Apprenticeship training programs typically last several years and require substantial investments by training firms, largely due to the associated labor costs for participants and instructors. Nevertheless, apprentices also add significant value in the workplace. One tool to measure the costs and benefits of training for firms is employer surveys, which were first introduced in the 1970s in Germany. Such cost-benefit surveys (CBS) help to better understand a firm's demand for apprentices and to identify market failures. Therefore, CBS are an important tool for designing effective training policies.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2023

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Demand ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions ; Personnel Economics: Training
• Subject: apprenticeship and firm-sponsored training ; cost-benefit surveys ; return to training investment ; human capital

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Mühlemann, Samuel ; Pfeifer, Harald
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2023

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.506
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/274636
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET