Labour market outcomes of higher-education dropouts in Germany. How formal vocational qualifications shape education-to-work transitions and occupational status.

Autor/inn/en	Scholten, Mirte; Tieben, Nicole
Institution	Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung
Titel	Labour market outcomes of higher-education dropouts in Germany. How formal vocational qualifications shape education-to-work transitions and occupational status. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Berufserfolg von Studienabbrechern in Deutschland. Wie formale berufliche Qualifikationen die Berufseinmündung und den beruflichen Status beeinflussen.
Quelle	Mannheim (2017), 23 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung. Arbeitspapiere. 168
Zusatzinformation	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie
ISSN	1437-8574
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Panel; Ausbildung; Berufliche Qualifikation; Berufliche Stellung; Qualifikation; Doppelqualifikation; Studium; Abbruch; Hochschulabsolvent; Absolvent; NEPS (National Educational Panel Study)
Abstract	"In Germany, almost 15 per cent of all first-year students leave higher education without obtaining a degree (Tieben 2016). The German post-secondary education system is tracked, however, and many dropouts enter the labour market with additional non-tertiary vocational training certificates. We therefore examine whether higher education dropouts benefit from additional vocational qualifications obtained outside higher education and whether vocational credentials can serve as a 'safety net'. On the basis of data from the German National Educational Panel Study survey 'Starting Cohort 6', this study employs Cox and OLS regression models to analyse the transition to a stable occupation as well as the occupational status of the first stable job. We find that higher education dropouts without formal vocational training certificates have more difficulties finding a stable job compared to applicants with formal vocational qualifications. We there-fore conclude that additional vocational training certificates do serve as a safety net in case of drop out, because it prevents protracted pathways to stable occupations. Comparing the occupational status of dropouts with and without additional vocational training certificates, we do not find evidence for additional returns on vocational certificates." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/3