Pathways to Success: Low-Educated Adults, Noncognitive Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes

• In Event: Workplace Learning: Emerging Topics and Noncognitive Facets

Abstract

This research suggests that non-cognitive skills are also positively associated with labor market outcomes, particularly for the population with low educational attainment. However, there is little empirical research on this association. Building on human capital theory, this study investigates the extent to which non-cognitive skills are associated with the labor market outcomes of low-educated adults using the PIAAC US 2012/2014/2017. This study also examines the effects of participation in nonformal education (NFE) over the level of influence. The results support that non-cognitive skills are significant for labor market success particularly. However, NFE did not show a significant relationship, which suggests the importance of creating informal learning opportunities to promote non-cognitive skills in the workplace.

Author

• Jungeun Lee, Pennsylvania State University
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