Evaluation of National School for Professional Technology Education in Mexico

The National School for Professional Technology Education (CONALEP) is Mexico's largest and oldest technical education system. CONALEP serves low-income students at the upper-secondary school level in Mexico. The labor market performance of CONALEP graduates has been evaluated four times in the past. These evaluations have yielded encouraging results, showing that CONALEP's graduates find jobs faster and earn higher wages than similar "control" groups. In contrast, using non-experimental methods, this paper suggests that CONALEP's graduates might earn higher wages but do not find jobs faster compared with control groups.

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Main Author: López-Acevedo, Gladys
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-04
Subjects:PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTES; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION; TECHNICAL EVALUATION; LABOR MARKET NEXUS; JOB SEARCHING; WAGE LEVELS;,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5764799/evaluation-national-school-professional-technology-education-mexico
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8981
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Summary:The National School for Professional Technology Education (CONALEP) is Mexico's largest and oldest technical education system. CONALEP serves low-income students at the upper-secondary school level in Mexico. The labor market performance of CONALEP graduates has been evaluated four times in the past. These evaluations have yielded encouraging results, showing that CONALEP's graduates find jobs faster and earn higher wages than similar "control" groups. In contrast, using non-experimental methods, this paper suggests that CONALEP's graduates might earn higher wages but do not find jobs faster compared with control groups.