Effects of Post-school Training on Employment Outcomes Sample Clauses

Effects of Post-school Training on Employment Outcomes. The probit estimation reveals the significant but unstable influence of post-school train- ing on employability for all ethnic groups. The impacts of post-school training on em- ployability are categorised into two aspects: job-related training and self-improvement in skills & knowledge. Based on the estimation results shown in table 3.4, in 2010, whites who had received job training or improvement in skills would be 30.02% or 19.41% more likely to be in work. Post-school training also revealed 20.34% or 13.55% unlikelihood of whites quitting the labour force. Moreover, whites were 2.52% or 1% less likely to be unemployed if they had received job training or skill & knowledge improvement 3 months before the labour force survey. This phenomenon could also be observed in table 3.6 that the post-school training had the same function on non-white individuals, but the job training introduced an insignificant influence on non-whites obtaining new employment. Post-school training effects in 2016 are heterogeneous across different ethnic groups and employment patterns. For ethnic minorities, individuals who had received job-related training in the 3-month period before the survey were 24.78% more likely to be employed. However, those who reported self-improvement were 23.17% less likely to be hired. Job training made a white 20.20% less likely to leave the labour force; in contrast, they would be 23.62% more likely to quit labour if they improved their skills or knowledge by themselves. In the meantime, Table 3.15 also suggests a pending solution of whether the post-school training benefits non-whites in job applications. The disparities in the impacts of post-school training could be attributed to characteris- tics of post-school training, which are discussed as follows: Firstly, there is no standard- ised method for measuring achievement, and the benefits of post-school training need a long-term to be realised. Secondly, the post-school training is mainly reported by the participant himself. Therefore the quality and quantity of training cannot be guaranteed. Thirdly, the decision to pursue post-school training is randomised and conditionally in- dependent from individuals’ employment status and other characteristics. Finally, it does have influences on improving the marginal productivity of labour, expanding the employer’s surplus on wage and latent benefits on employability. Therefore, applying the conventional methods of post-school training might overestimat...