Transitions to Professional Education in Switzerland: The Influence of Institutional Characteristics of the Swiss VET System

Based on human capital and institutional theory, this article investigates whether transitions into professional education depend on institutional characteristics of the preceding initial vocational education and training program. The empirical analyses make use of the SLFS data. They show that vertically nondifferentiated initial vocational education and training programs with high shares of vocational school and standardized final exams increase the probability to enter professional education.

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Transitions to Professional Education in Switzerland: The Influence of Institutional Characteristics of the Swiss VET System

Fabian Sander

Irene Kriesi

Published Online: Jul 20, 2021

Page range: 307 - 334

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0031

Keywordsprofessional education, educational transitions, human capital, training structures, vocational education and training

© 2021 Fabian Sander et al., published by Sciendo

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Keywords
professional education, educational transitions, human capital, training structures, vocational education and training