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The Returns to Apprenticeship Training

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Steven McIntosh

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This paper uses recent data from the UK Labour Force Survey to estimate the wage gains thatindividuals make on average if they complete an apprenticeship programme. The resultssuggest gains of around 5-7% for men, but no benefit for women. Further analysis extendsthe results by considering the returns by age group, by qualification obtained, by highest priorqualification and by industrial sector. A key finding emerging from this further analysis is theimportance of acquiring qualifications with the apprenticeship, at level 3 or above.

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Paper provided by Centre for Economic Performance, LSE in its series CEP Discussion Papers with number dp0622.

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Keywords: apprenticeship wage equations

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J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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  1. Hilary Steedman, 2001. "Benchmarking Apprenticeship: UK and Continental Europe Compared," CEP Discussion Papers 0513, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Jim Campbell & Ailsa Mckay & Emily Thomson, 2005. "How 'modern’ is the modern apprenticeship?," Local Economy, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 20(3), pages 294-304, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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