A Duration Analysis of CONALEP (Mexico's National Technical Professional School)

Mexico's National Technical Professional School (Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica, CONALEP) is the largest technical education system in the country. CONALEP serves low-income students at the upper-secondary school level in Mexico. Using graduate tracer surveys from CONALEP, the author analyzes the impact of modular courses and reform programs implemented by CONALEP in 1991-92 on CONALEP graduates' labor market outcomes. Results indicate that graduates from the pre-reform program had to search longer for a job compared with those of the post-reform program. Graduates from the post-reform program have 45 percent higher probability of finding a job than those from the pre-reform program. However, the pre-reform program cohorts earned higher hourly wages than those from the post-reform program.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	López-Acevedo, Gladys
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2004-06
Subjects:	AGE COHORT, AGED, COMPETENCY BASED EDUCATION, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILIES, FEMALE GRADUATES, FORMAL EDUCATION, GIRLS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, NURSING, OCCUPATIONS, PAPERS, PARENTS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, PROFESSIONS, SCHOOLING, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SHORT COURSES, TEACHING, TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TEST SCORES, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING SERVICES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKERS, YOUNG PEOPLE TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, TRACER STUDIES, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT, GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, EDUCATION REFORM PRINCIPLES, LOW INCOME FAMILIES, EARNED INCOME, EMPLOYMENT OFFERS, EMPLOYMENT INCOME, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL, DURATION ANALYSIS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4991720/duration-analysis-conalep-mexicos-national-technical-professional-school https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14177
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