Is This Worth My Time? How Does Locus of Control Affect Workers’ Training Choices?

Workers with internal locus of control 6% more likely to participate in training at work

Is This Worth My Time? How Does Locus of Control Affect Workers’ Training Choices?

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 admin careers, job training, work

Work-related training allows workers to improve their skills and stay up-to-date, but many workers do not regularly participate. Marco Caliendo,

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Job Experience with Skills Certification Improves Employment for High School Dropouts

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 admin education, job training, labor, work

On average, across OECD countries, one in seven young people (15–29 years old) is neither employed nor pursuing education or

Public institution certificate holders earn more.

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For-Profit Colleges—Students Pay More, Get Less

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 admin careers, college, education, job training

As the U.S. Department of Education proposes rolling back the Gainful Employment rules regulating for-profit and vocational education programs, accurate

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For-Profit Schools Are Not Improving the Earnings of Their Graduates

February 15, 2018 admin careers, college, education, job training

In “Gainfully employed? New evidence on the earnings, employment, and debt of for-profit certificate students,” Stephanie Riegg Cellini (Brown Center

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Job Corps Improves Earnings, Employment, and Use of Public Benefits…Even for Eligible Nonparticipants

January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 admin careers, job training, labor, poverty

Government-sponsored job training programs are believed to be essential to improve the job prospects of economically disadvantaged citizens and reduce