Observationsa | 1,925 | 1,081 |
Panel A: Transferability of Skills |
To what extent could you use the newly acquired skills if you got a new job in a different company? |
Not at all | 0.00 | 0.27 |
Limited | 0.00 | 0.73 |
To a large extent | 0.58 | 0.00 |
Completely | 0.42 | 0.00 |
Panel B: Further Course Characteristics |
Total course duration (weeks)b | 4.21 | 1.70*** |
Hours of Instruction every week | 16.42 | 16.11 |
Correspondence course | 0.04 | 0.04 |
What was the purpose of this instruction? |
Retraining for a different profession or job | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Introduction to a new job | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Qualification for professional advancement | 0.25 | 0.14*** |
Adjustment to new demands in current job | 0.76 | 0.79** |
Other | 0.10 | 0.13*** |
Did the course take place during working hours |
During working time | 0.66 | 0.76*** |
Some of both | 0.12 | 0.11 |
Outside working time | 0.21 | 0.13*** |
Did you receive a participation certificate? | 0.80 | 0.64*** |
Who held the course: |
Employer | 0.43 | 0.61*** |
Private institute | 0.20 | 0.10*** |
Did you receive financial support from your employer? |
Yes, from the employer | 0.73 | 0.77* |
Yes, from another source | 0.07 | 0.06 |
Dummy for no own costs | 0.84 | 0.89*** |
Own costs | 577.95 | 220.56*** |
Looking back, was this further education worth it for you professionally? |
Very much | 0.44 | 0.19*** |
A little | 0.38 | 0.55*** |
Not at all | 0.07 | 0.16*** |
Do not know yet | 0.10 | 0.10 |