Successful educational outcomes after early apprenticeship contract terminations : the effect of learning experiences

Abstract

"Learning experiences at vocational school and at the workplace influence educational outcomes in many different ways. Based on a sample of 902 apprentices, whose apprenticeship contract was terminated early, it was tested whether learning experiences acquired before the termination influence subsequent educational outcomes. Results showed that learning experiences at vocational school predict educational outcomes after the early contract termination significantly. The better young people rated their opportunities for learning and the quality of teaching at the former vocational school, the more likely were they to have completed VET or to be enrolled in a VET program thirty month later. Positive learning experiences at the workplace had no effect on later educational outcome." (Autorenreferat, BIBB-Doku)