Lost in Transition? Labour Market Entry Sequences of School Leavers in Europe

Brzinsky-Fay, Christian

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“…The difficulties of career entry have inspired a number of comparative international studies accordingly , Breen 2005, Brzinsky-Fay 2007, Wolbers 2007, Blossfeld et al 2008.…”

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Labour Market Prospects of Swiss Career Entrants after Completion of Vocational Education and Training

Salvisberg

Sacchi

2013

European Societies

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This study seeks to find the reasons for the rising risk of unemployment for people who have completed basic vocational education and training (VET) in Switzerland. We focus on the long-term structural shift on the demand side of the labour market and its consequences for new entrants' chances of employment in the labour force. A detailed analysis of the development of vacancies for such 'career entrants' in the time period 2001 to 2011 suggests that neither a growing occupational mismatch nor a general shift in the level of education to the disadvantage of workers with vocational education can be made responsible for the rising unemployment of labour market entrants. Instead, the available evidence indicates that a diminishing part of the vacancies suited for VET graduates remains open to entrants because of the increasing job requirements with regard to work experience and further education. Basic vocational education and training alone is increasingly less a guarantee for a smooth entry into the working world. Stefan Sacchi is senior researcher at the Swiss Youth Panel ′Transitions from Education to Employment′ (TREE, University of Basel) and at the ′Swiss Job Market Monitor′ (University of Zurich). His current research interests focus on the impact of institutional arrangements and labour market structures on educational and career mobility and social inequality. 1 Labour Market Prospects of Swiss Career Entrants after Completion of Vocational Education and Training AbstractThis study seeks to find the reasons for the rising risk of unemployment for people who have completed basic vocational education and training (VET) in Switzerland. We focus on the long-term structural shift on the demand side of the labour market and its consequences for new entrants' chances of employment in the labour force. A detailed analysis of the development of vacancies for such 'career entrants' in the time period 2001 to 2011 suggests that neither a growing occupational mismatch nor a general shift in the level of education to the disadvantage of workers with vocational education can be made responsible for the rising unemployment of labour market entrants. Instead, the available evidence indicates that a diminishing part of the vacancies suited for VET graduates remains open to entrants because of the increasing job requirements with regard to work experience and further education. Basic vocational education and training alone is increasingly less a guarantee for a smooth entry into the working world.

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“…The difficulties of career entry have inspired a number of comparative international studies accordingly , Breen 2005, Brzinsky-Fay 2007, Wolbers 2007, Blossfeld et al 2008.…”

Section: Theoretical Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Labour Market Prospects of Swiss Career Entrants after Completion of Vocational Education and Training

Salvisberg

Sacchi

2013

European Societies

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“…Müller and Gangl, 2003;Breen, 2005;Scherer, 2005;Brzinsky-Fay, 2007;Wolbers, 2007;de Graaf and van Zenderen, 2013). Education systems that provide specific skills within secondary schooling and through the dual system have been found to ease entry into the labour market because of their positive influence on employment opportunities of school leavers and on the speed of the transition process.…”

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The impact of within country heterogeneity in vocational specificity on initial job matches and job status

Vogtenhuber

2014

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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This paper analyses the impact of vocational specificity on school-to-work transitions in terms of initial job mismatches and socioeconomic status at the individual level. Considering heterogeneity amongst the various qualifications in Austria, the study finds that the positive impact of specificity on initial labour market placement known from cross-country research also holds within the highly stratified Austrian system in which various vocational specialisations are provided at the upper secondary level. Independent of the level and field of the qualification obtained, vocational specificity facilitates initial labour market placement, resulting in a reduced mismatch risk and an increase in initial jobs status. In the course of subsequent labour market adjustments, however, holders of general qualifications attain higher status gains when changing jobs. Likewise, the overqualified can make up for a good part of their initial status penalty on labour market entrance through job changes. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.2

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“…Conversely, the new cohorts of adults face a stronger polarisation between winners and losers. (Brzinsky-Fay 2007;Bell et al 2007). Another aspect we do not face here is the declining value of education.…”

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Comparing Welfare Regime Changes: Living Standards and the Unequal Life Chances of Different Birth Cohorts

Chauvel

2009

A Young Generation Under Pressure?

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Lost in Transition? Labour Market Entry Sequences of School Leavers in Europe

Cited by 283 publications

References 32 publications

Labour Market Prospects of Swiss Career Entrants after Completion of Vocational Education and Training

Labour Market Prospects of Swiss Career Entrants after Completion of Vocational Education and Training

The impact of within country heterogeneity in vocational specificity on initial job matches and job status

Comparing Welfare Regime Changes: Living Standards and the Unequal Life Chances of Different Birth Cohorts

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