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The STEM Wage Premium across the OECD
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William E. Even; Takashi Yamashita; Phyllis A. Cummins – Grantee Submission, 2023
Using data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, this paper compares the earnings premium and employment share of jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across 11 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results reveal that the STEM wage premium…
Descriptors: STEM Careers, Wages, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment
The STEM Wage Premium across the OECD
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William E. Even; Takashi Yamashita; Phyllis A. Cummins – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2023
Using data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, this paper compares the earnings premium and employment share of jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across 11 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results reveal that the STEM wage premium…
Descriptors: STEM Careers, Wages, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment
Apprenticeships and Community Colleges: Do They Have a Future Together?
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de Alva, Jorge Klor; Schneider, Mark – American Enterprise Institute, 2018
Apprenticeships are often considered the "gold standard" of workforce education. They are formal training programs during which successful applicants are paid while being trained on the job by experienced workers or mentors. Acquiring new skills in the workplace is accompanied by related training, typically provided by an educational…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Colleges, Barriers, College Role
Cross-Country Comparison of Engagement in Apprenticeships. A Conceptual Analysis of Incentives for Individuals and Firms
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Chankseliani, Maia; Anuar, Aizuddin Mohamed – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2019
Purpose: A fundamental assumption of the apprenticeship model is that there are benefits to both employers and individual learners. This study offers a broad conceptual interrogation of this inherent assumption underpinning the apprenticeship model. Approach: This study combines analysis of literature and available data and draws upon…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Apprenticeships, Incentives
Skills Matter: Further Results from the Survey of Adult Skills. OECD Skills Studies
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Kankaraš, Miloš; Montt, Guillermo; Paccagnella, Marco; Quintini, Glenda; Thorn, William – OECD Publishing, 2016
In the wake of the technological revolution that began in the last decades of the 20th century, labour market demand for information-processing and other high-level cognitive and interpersonal skills is growing substantially. The "Survey of Adult Skills," a product of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult…
Descriptors: Adults, Surveys, International Assessment, Literacy
Age, Ageing and Skills: Results from the Survey of Adult Skills. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 132
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Paccagnella, Marco – OECD Publishing, 2016
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the link between age and proficiency in information-processing skills, based on information drawn from the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). The data reveal significant age-related differences in proficiencies, strongly suggesting that proficiency tends to "naturally" decline with age. Age…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Surveys, Adults, Age Differences