Hard and Soft Skills in Vocational Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia. Working Paper 27548

Autor/inn/en	Barrera-Osorio, Felipe; Kugler, Adriana D.; Silliman, Mikko I.
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Hard and Soft Skills in Vocational Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia. Working Paper 27548
Quelle	(2020) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Vocational Education; Soft Skills; Job Skills; Skill Development; Job Training; Employment Level; Employment Qualifications; Wages; Program Effectiveness; Financial Support; Transportation; Food; Barriers; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Beschäftigungsgrad; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Wage; Löhne; Finanzielle Förderung; Verkehrswesen; Lebensmittel; Kolumbien
Abstract	We randomly assign applicants to over-subscribed programs to study the effects of teaching hard and soft skills in vocational training and examine their impacts on skills acquisition and labor market outcomes using both survey and administrative data. We find that providing vocational training that either emphasizes social or technical skills increases formal employment for both men and women. We also find that admission to a vocational program that emphasizes technical relative to social skills increases overall employment and also days and hours worked in the short term. Yet, emphasis on soft-skills training helps applicants increase employment and monthly wages over the longer term and allows them to catch up with those learning hard skills. Further, through a second round of randomization, we find that offering financial support for transportation and food increases the effectiveness of the program, indicating that resource constraints may be an obstacle for individuals considering vocational training. [Carvajal Foundation partnered with the authors to run and implement the program.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01