Fourth cost-benefit study of apprenticeship training from the companys’ standpoint (KNBB16)

The cost-benefit ratio of apprenticeship training is a decisive factor in company willingness to provide an adequate number of apprenticeship positions for Swiss dual-track VET programmes. Ever since the first Swiss cost-benefit study was conducted in the year 2000, data on the costs and benefits for companies involved in apprenticeship training have been gathered at regular intervals in order to assess the economic sustainability of dual-track VET. Following a WTO-compliant tendering procedure, the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation awarded a contract to the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) and its partner, M.I.S. Trend S.A., for the fourth cost-benefit study of apprenticeship training in Switzerland. In addition to estimating an aggregate cost-benefit ratio of apprenticeship training for all Swiss companies, cost-benefit parameters will be estimated for the most frequently chosen occupations.