Enrolment of Second-Generation Migrant Jobseekers in Training Programmes and Internships: Exploring the Gap between Natives with and Without a Migration Background.

Autor/inn/en	Flechner, Tair Kasztan; Wood, Jonas; Neels, Karel
Titel	Enrolment of Second-Generation Migrant Jobseekers in Training Programmes and Internships: Exploring the Gap between Natives with and Without a Migration Background. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Teilnahme von Arbeitssuchenden mit Migrationshintergrund der zweiten Generation an Ausbildungsprogrammen und Praktika: Eine Untersuchung der Unterschiede zwischen Einheimischen mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund.
Quelle	In: Social policy and society, (2026) online first, 13 April 2026, 25 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-3073
DOI	10.1017/s1474746426101432
Schlagwörter	Zweite Generation; Inländer; Migrationshintergrund; Partizipation; Arbeitsloser; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Qualifikation; Qualifizierungsmaßnahme; Praktikum; Weiterbildung; Case Management; Auswirkung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Inanspruchnahme; Maßnahme; Trainingsmaßnahme; Europäische Union; Arbeitnehmer; Ausländer; Bürger; Einwanderer; Belgien; Flandern
Abstract	"In many high-income countries, migrant-native gaps persist in employment, even among second generation migrants. Active Labour Market Policies (ALMP), like occupation-specific training and internships, aim to enhance employability, yet evidence on differential enrolment by migration background remains limited. Using linked register data for Belgium, this study (I) documents differential uptake by migration background, and (II) addresses the extent to which such differentials are related to individual characteristics and coaching by caseworkers. We find significantly lower enrolment in internships and especially occupation-specific training among second generation migrant groups, those of non-European origin in particular. Migrant-native differences in human capital partly explain the gaps, whereas the gap remains largely unchanged when controlling for jobseekers' flexibility. Conversely, the gap would be wider if second-generation migrant groups were not on average coached more intensively by caseworkers. Finally, much of the variation remains unexplained, highlighting a need for future research testing complementary theoretical explanations." The study refers to the period 2005-2016 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2026/4