abstract: 'Vocational education and training has played a central role in promoting

  the school-to-work transition of young people. Despite this role, the

  return to Vocational Education and Training (VET) has been neglected in

  previous studies. This paper aims to examine individual returns to VET

  over a lifespan and to assess the effects of national VET systems,

  including school-based and work-based VET systems, on economic outcomes.

  We use the OECD''s Program for the International Assessment of Adult

  Competencies (PIAAC) dataset for conducting our analyses. The results of

  this study indicate that vocational track graduates are more likely to

  have literacy skill disadvantages, short-term employment advantages, and

  long-term employment disadvantages compared to general track graduates.

  The most significant finding is that there are substantial differences

  between work-based and school-based VET systems with regard to their

  literacy and employment effects. Compared to VET graduates from general

  education-oriented countries, VET graduates from work-based VET-oriented

  countries are initially more likely to be employed, but that employment

  premium narrows faster over time. Therefore, a lifespan overview and the

  characteristics of national VET systems should enter into policy debates

  on national educational systems.'
affiliation: 'Jeong, JC (Corresponding Author), Seoul Natl Univ, 1 Kwanak Ro, Seoul
  08826, South Korea.

  Choi, Su Jung; Jeong, Jin Chul, Seoul Natl Univ, 1 Kwanak Ro, Seoul 08826, South
  Korea.

  Kim, Seoung Nam, Korean Res Inst Vocat Educ \& Training, 370 Sicheong Daero, Sejong
  City 30147, South Korea.'
author: Choi, Su Jung and Jeong, Jin Chul and Kim, Seoung Nam
author-email: 'shizu@snu.ac.kr

  vince88@snu.ac.kr

  reoastro@krivet.re.kr'
author_list:
- family: Choi
  given: Su Jung
- family: Jeong
  given: Jin Chul
- family: Kim
  given: Seoung Nam
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.09.007
eissn: 1873-4871
files: []
issn: 0738-0593
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
keywords: 'Vocational education and training; Returns to education; Returns to

  vocational education; Multilevel model; Vocational education and

  training-oriented country; Work-based vocational education and training

  oriented country'
language: English
month: APR
number-of-cited-references: '44'
pages: 129-138
papis_id: 8ada556eccb7fb472e00625a19ff7edb
ref: Choi2019impactvocational
times-cited: '25'
title: 'Impact of vocational education and training on adult skills and employment:
  An applied multilevel analysis'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000463128500013
usage-count-last-180-days: '6'
usage-count-since-2013: '41'
volume: '66'
web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research
year: '2019'