Upper secondary certificate, and then what? : Factors which induce upper secondary school leavers to enter vocational education and training

Abstract

"In light of the rising numbers of students, this article investigates the ques-tion of which pupils are planning to commence a programme of VET despite being in possession of a higher education entrance qualification. Data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) is used to identify factors which encourage pupils in their twelfth school year to adopt such a plan. The findings show that influences from within the social environment, the voca-tional orientation process and evaluations of costs, benefits and opportuni-ties undertaken by the young people are all of relevance. These results finally serve as a basis for the derivation of proposals for vocational orientation." (Author's abstract ; BIBB-Doku)