How do internships undertaken during higher education affect graduates' labour market outcomes in Italy and the United Kingdom?

Tzanakou, Charikleia; Cattani, Luca; Luchinskaya, Daria; Pedrini, Giulio

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“…, 2018; Jung and Lee, 2016; Robert and Saar, 2012; Salas-Veleasco, 2007). In addition, this result is in line with the statement that internships from a signalling/screen perspective are useful for choosing amongst graduates entering the labour market (Tzanakou et al. , 2021).…”

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“…This result indicates that internship in the literature is important in the placement of graduates (Coco, 2000;Cook et al, 2004;Luecking and Fabian, 2000) Parameter results of the effect of the "3 þ 1" programme on the current wage level transition from school to work by shortening the job search time (Jingzhou et al, 2018;Jung and Lee, 2016;Robert and Saar, 2012;Salas-Veleasco, 2007). In addition, this result is in line with the statement that internships from a signalling/screen perspective are useful for choosing amongst graduates entering the labour market (Tzanakou et al, 2021).…”

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“…According to the human capital theory, internships increase the skill level of individuals and earn higher wages (Becker, 1962;Tzanakou et al, 2021). As a result of the analyses we made in the study, we concluded that the experimental group with a longer internship period had higher wages in both their first job and their last job.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…According to the human capital theory, internships increase the skill level of individuals and earn higher wages (Becker, 1962; Tzanakou et al. , 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…When the human capital theory is interpreted more broadly, it can be concluded that the skills developed during the internship make a candidate more employable than an individual with a similar education level but without an internship. On the other hand, since the other theory is viewed from a "signalling/screen" perspective, internships provide a choice Internship period and employment amongst graduates entering the labour market (Tzanakou et al, 2021). For students, internships provide more employment opportunities by providing real work experience (Hurst and Good, 2010;Dudyrev et al, 2020).…”

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Does extending the internship period in vocational schools of higher education lead to better employment results?: the case of Turkey

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PurposeThis study aids to examine the impact of extending the internship period on the transition from school to work of vocational school of higher education graduates and subsequent employment outcomes.Design/methodology/approachWithin the scope of the study, the results regarding the labour market of the vocational school students (experimental group) whose internship period were extended were compared with the results of the vocational school students (control group) whose internship period remained the same. Thus, it is provided to examine the effects of prolonging the internship period. The surveys were conducted five years after graduation.FindingsThe study found that increasing the duration of the internship period and making it a compulsory part of the curriculum facilitates the transition from school to work for graduates. Graduates who participate in the programme with a long internship period find a job in a shorter time and with higher wages than the control group. It is found that those in the experimental group with an extended internship period have higher employment rates and wage levels compared to those in the control group, five years after graduation.Originality/valueAlthough there are publications, in the international literature, on the impact of internship, there are only few publications in which experimental and control groups are formed, as in this article. The second contribution of the study is to measure the impact of internship on employment outcomes five years after graduation. The third important contribution of the study is that it was conducted in Turkey, which has a young population and is an emerging market. This study contributes significantly to the restructuring of vocational higher education, especially in countries that are struggling with youth unemployment.

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“…According to the human capital theory, internships increase the skill level of individuals and earn higher wages (Becker, 1962; Tzanakou et al. , 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Master’s degree studies and its impact on vertical and horizontal mismatch in Spain

Morejón Cabrera,

Mariel

2024

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The goal of this study is to analyse the vertical and horizontal mismatches of graduates in the Spanish labour market focusing on the effect that a master’s degree has in each of these two mismatches. The analysis is based on the data from the Survey on the Labour Insertion of University Graduates carried out by the Spanish Statistical Office in 2019. The main conclusions stress the importance of vertical and horizontal mismatches in the Spanish labour market. The results of the quantitative analysis based on the binary and ordered logit indicate that the master’s degree can reduce the vertical mismatch. Moreover, a wider offer of master’s degrees in some fields such as health could reduce the horizontal mismatch. Eventually, some policy measures to reduce the two mismatches are proposed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to analyse both horizontal and vertical job-education mismatches among Spanish graduates, including those with a Master's degree. Thus, this study is pioneering in assessing the impact of Master's degrees in reducing educational mismatches. In addition, it shows how the likelihood of these mismatches changes with increasing work experience.

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Which skills are the most prized? Analysing monetary value of geographers’ skills on the labour market in six European countries

Piróg,

Hibszer

2023

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The objective of the study is to identify those skills that are actually needed by the labour market and allow university graduates to achieve the highest remuneration. To achieve this objective, the authors monitored, for 18 months, online job postings from six countries addressed to geography graduates. Online job postings are the most up-to-date and reliable source of data about the salaries that employers are willing to offer for specific skills or skillsets. A total of 17,397 advertisements were collected, out of which 7,407 included information about the offered salary. Applying text mining and regression tree (classification and regression tree [CART]) analyses, the authors identified skills that significantly differentiate annual salaries. The group of competences associated with higher earnings includes highly specialised geographic information system (GIS), statistical and geological skills. Lower salaries were linked to some general skills such as communicating in a native language as well as some specialised skills, but only to those related to teaching and conducting scientific research.

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How do internships undertaken during higher education affect graduates' labour market outcomes in Italy and the United Kingdom?

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Does extending the internship period in vocational schools of higher education lead to better employment results?: the case of Turkey

Does extending the internship period in vocational schools of higher education lead to better employment results?: the case of Turkey

Master’s degree studies and its impact on vertical and horizontal mismatch in Spain

Which skills are the most prized? Analysing monetary value of geographers’ skills on the labour market in six European countries

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