...Corinna Ghirelli; Enkelejda Havari; Giulia Santangelo; Marta Scettri The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a recent training programme for graduates, implemented in Italy and entitled Work Experience Laureati and Laureate, i.e. Work Experience for Graduates. The aim of the programme...

...Ann-Christin Bächmann; Martin Abraham; Martina Huber Purpose Increased investments in employee further training have resulted in a growing interest in ensuring and improving the quality of these measures. However, little is known about the operational decision to initiate an evaluation of further...

...Eva Kopf Purpose Various types of short training programmes exist in Germany. This article aims to evaluate short training courses for welfare recipients and to detect which programme type works best with respect to different outcome indicators. Design/methodology/approach The author measures...

...Corrado Giulietti; Marco Caliendo; Armin Falk; Lutz C. Kaiser; Hilmar Schneider; Arne Uhlendorff; Gerard van den Berg; Klaus F. Zimmermann Purpose This paper aims to present the IZA Evaluation Dataset, a newly created data source allowing for the evaluation of active labor market policies...

...Jaap de Koning The paper discusses the various models that can be used to analyse the aggregate impact of active labour market policy (ALMP) on labour market outcomes. The aggregate approach to policy evaluation is important. Contrary to evaluations based on micro data, it takes substitution...

...Cephas Odini The book attempts to provide comprehensive information and material about the validation and evaluation of training and development programmes. The author observes that although Investors in People insists on the inclusion of evaluation as an essential part of the learning processes...

...Rebecca A. Maynard Provides a review of the methodologies used to evaluate various US‐implemented employment and training programmes. Considers the role of experimental evaluations and finds them to be the most powerful method for assessing programme effectiveness. Finally, presents recommendations...

...Jaap de Koning Outlines the need for evaluating training at the company level. Notes that there has been little research in this area. Uses data from surveys undertaken in The Netherlands to illustrate the advantages and problems of carrying out such research. Indicates that the companies...

... that the eradication of bias in evaluations of training is the key problem issue. International Journal of Manpower 14,2/3 4 Key Issues in the Economics of Training Robert McNabb and Keith Whitfield Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK Introduction Training has become a key issue in the debate...