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The returns to apprenticeship training

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  • McIntosh, Steven

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

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  • McIntosh, Steven, 2004. "The returns to apprenticeship training," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 19981, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:19981
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    1. Phillip Toner, 2008. "Survival and Decline of the Apprenticeship System in the Australian and UK Construction Industries," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 46(3), pages 431-438, September.
    2. Gavan Conlon & Sophie Hedges & Pietro Patrignani, 2018. "Settling the counterfactual debate: Is there a preferable counterfactual when estimating the returns to vocational qualifications?," CVER Research Papers 013, Centre for Vocational Education Research.
    3. Regina T. Riphahn & Michael Zibrowius, 2015. "Apprenticeship, Vocational Training and Early Labor Market Outcomes - in East and West Germany," CESifo Working Paper Series 5254, CESifo.
    4. Boothby, Daniel & Drewes, Torben, 2010. "Returns to Apprenticeship in Canada," CLSSRN working papers clsrn_admin-2010-36, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 28 Dec 2010.
    5. Regina T. Riphahn & Michael Zibrowius, 2013. "Apprenticeship Training and Early Labor Market Outcomes in East and West Germany," Working Papers 136, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE).
    6. Nattavudh Powdthavee & Anna Vignoles, 2006. "Using Rate of Return Analyses to Understand Sector Skill Needs," CEE Discussion Papers 0070, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE.
    7. Jim Campbell & Ailsa Mckay & Emily Thomson, 2005. "How ‘Modern’ is the Modern Apprenticeship?," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 20(3), pages 294-304, August.

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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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