abstract: 'In this paper, we analyze the targeting and outcomes of the

  apprenticeship program implemented under the Youth Guarantee/YG scheme

  in the Czech Republic. We examine the outcomes and targeting using

  counterfactual impact evaluation (quasi-experimental design) of the

  apprenticeship program on the basis of administrative data from the

  Czech Employment Office. The implementation strategy is analyzed using

  various policy documents. The findings indicate that the program is

  apparently targeted at those groups of young people who are less

  disadvantaged as regards education level and previous unemployment

  experience. At the same time, paradoxically, the effects in terms of

  outflows from the unemployment register are weak for the short-term and

  medium-term unemployed, as well as for low-skilled and high-skilled

  youth, and stronger effects are evident in the case of long-term

  unemployed and medium-skilled youth. The failures in targeting and in

  adjusting the program to the needs of more vulnerable groups of youth

  are due to an inconsistent implementation strategy of Czech Public

  Employment Services.'
affiliation: 'Sirovatka, T (Corresponding Author), Masaryk Univ, Fac Social Studies,
  Jostova 10, Brno 60200, Czech Republic.

  Hora, Ondrej; Sirovatka, Tomas, Masaryk Univ, Fac Social Studies, Jostova 10, Brno
  60200, Czech Republic.

  Hora, Ondrej; Sirovatka, Tomas, Res Inst Labour \& Social Affairs, Prague, Czech
  Republic.'
author: Hora, Ondrej and Sirovatka, Tomas
author-email: sirovatk@fss.muni.cz
author_list:
- family: Hora
  given: Ondrej
- family: Sirovatka
  given: Tomas
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/spol.12598
earlyaccessdate: APR 2020
eissn: 1467-9515
files: []
issn: 0144-5596
journal: SOCIAL POLICY \& ADMINISTRATION
keywords: active labor market policies; apprenticeship program
keywords-plus: LABOR-MARKET POLICIES; UNEMPLOYED BACK; WORK; EMPLOYMENT
language: English
month: DEC
number: '7'
number-of-cited-references: '53'
orcid-numbers: 'Sirovatka, Tomas/0000-0001-6891-2258

  Hora, Ondrej/0000-0003-2218-0244'
pages: 1198-1214
papis_id: 2378fa97e371d9b7fd8e810ad0e2b601
ref: Hora2020whytargeting
researcherid-numbers: 'Sirovatka, Tomas/U-4630-2019

  Hora, Ondrej/U-3651-2019'
times-cited: '7'
title: 'Why targeting matters: The apprenticeship program for youth in the Czech Republic'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000526999200001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '14'
volume: '54'
web-of-science-categories: Development Studies; Public Administration; Social Issues;
  Social Work
year: '2020'