Dropouts in Swiss Vocational Education and the Effect of Training Companies' Trainee Selection Methods

Autor/inn/en	Forsblom, Lara; Negrini, Lucio; Gurtner, Jean-Luc; Schumann, Stephan
Titel	Dropouts in Swiss Vocational Education and the Effect of Training Companies' Trainee Selection Methods
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 68 (2016) 4, S.399-415 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
DOI	10.1080/13636820.2016.1222596
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; Vocational Education; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Statistical Analysis; Corporations; Apprenticeships; Job Training; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Hospitality Occupations; Selection Criteria; Recruitment; Administrator Attitudes; Employment Interviews; Questionnaires; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Statistische Analyse; Unternehmen; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Gastgewerbegehilfe; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Fragebogen; Schweiz
Abstract	In the Swiss vocational education system, which is often called a "Dual System", trainees enter into an apprenticeship contract with a training company. On average, 25% of those contracts are terminated prematurely (PCT). This article examines the relationship between training companies' selection methods and PCTs. The investigation is based on a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design and on qualitative interviews. Trainers and operations managers (N = 335) of Swiss training companies for cooks and painters were surveyed. Half of the companies have been affected by a PCT in the past and the other half have not. The findings indicate that a certain amount of the explained variance between companies with and without reported PCTs can be explained by the companies' selection process. Companies that were affected by a PCT use a job interview and a company visit significantly less often in their selection process than companies without a PCT. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01