Training Opportunities: Exploring what happens two months later

Employment history

The employment history that the learner brings on first entering Training Opportunities was the third most important predictor of labour market outcome, taking all of the other variables included in the model into account.

Figure 3 shows the odds of an outcome over an other outcome for learners in each employment history category. For those who had never been in employment before first entering Training Opportunities, the odds of an employment outcome are low – lower than an other outcome and lower than further training. Further progressive training is the most likely outcome.

For those who have worked before entering (even part-time) the odds of employment after Training Opportunities are higher than for an other outcome.

Employment is the most likely outcome only for those who have had some form of work experience prior to entering Training Opportunities suggesting that it is their employment experience, perhaps in conjunction with Training Opportunities, that is most influential. It suggests that in the absence of work experience, Training Opportunities participation can only go some of the way to making a person employment ready and/or attractive to prospective employers.

Figure 3 – Odds ratio of  labour market outcome to other outcome category by employment history of learner

Note: points above 1 indicate more likely to occur than an other outcome, while points below 1 indicate the outcome is less likely to occur than an other outcome.