The Role of Economic Competencies of Swiss Trainees on the Threshold Between Work and University

• In Event: 52.081 - The Enhancement of Competence Development in Vocational Education and Training

Abstract

The Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (FVB) constitutes the major link between the academic and vocational track in Swiss educational system by combining a vocational apprenticeship with general education. Regarding the effects of economic competencies on these transitions, there is a substantial lack within the current state of research. The objective of this study thus is to elucidate these effects. The used data are based on a representative sample of N = 1.051 FVB-students of the German-speaking part of Switzerland. It can be shown that economic competencies are a meaningful predictor when it comes to the transition from upper secondary to tertiary level and help to answer the question why students with hybrid qualification choose an academic or non-academic track after school.

Authors

• Stephan Schumann, University of Konstanz

• Michael Christoph Juettler, University of Konstanz

• Andreas Juettler, University of Konstanz

• Franz Eberle, University of Zurich