European firms have increasingly invested in training of employees but differences across countries and types of firms … remain and the Covid-19 shock may have exacerbated them. This report analyses European firms' investment in training over the … last six years examining trends, factors supporting training investment as well as the impact of the Covid-19 shock. We …

In this paper we estimate the causal effect of a training program for disadvantaged youths on their long-run labor … investigate the dynamic complementarity between different training programs and explore program targeting to improve the cost …

market insecurity and worker training investments. Drawing on existing research into framing in decision-making, we … investigate whether framing the labour market as insecure increases the willingness of workers to invest in training. We also … investigate whether this effect is larger when training contract terms are favourable, such as when training is done mostly in an …

vocational training program that offered long-duration training combined with incentives for trainers tied to trainees' success … of the training on the outcomes except for employment prospects. However, we observed some improved outcomes for the … provide a better outcome of vocational training. …

work. Vocational training, in particular in a dual form combining vocational schooling and structured learning on … available supports this perception, but the institutional requirements of a successful training system also have to be taken …