Who Benefits from Dual Training Systems? Evidence from the Philippines

Abstract

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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“…En lo que respecta al alumnado que cursa la formación dual, hay un volumen importante de evidencia que indica que esta modalidad afecta positivamente los resultados del alumnado en el mercado laboral. En el contexto no europeo, por ejemplo, se han observado mayores beneficios económicos del alumnado dual frente al tradicional, en concreto, en un país como Filipinas (Igarashi y Acosta, 2018).…”

Vision 2030 and reducing the stigma of vocational and technical training among Saudi Arabian students

“…Closing the gap between the needs of the labor market and the output of the education system has become a priority for sustainable economic development (Bilboe 2011). Whenever an expansion in the labor market occurs and training is closely linked to available jobs, the financial returns from vocational education and training in less developed countries have been reported to be higher than the financial returns from general education (Aizenman et al 2018;Igarashi and Acosta 2018;Looney 2004).…”