Training Opportunities: Exploring what happens two months later

Training provider type

The type of training provider was the eighth largest predictor in the model of placement outcome. This variable may capture the differing levels of ‘need’ between the types of learner typically selected to participate in Training Opportunities by each provider type.

For learners placed with charitable trusts, the most likely outcome is an other outcome while learners placed with tertiary education institutions are most likely to go on to further progressive training over all other possible outcomes.

Differences in outcome by provider type may reflect the differing trainee selection effects of each provider type, driven by their primary motivations for offering training. Charitable trusts may choose (or be chosen by) people perceived to be the most ‘in need’ to participate in Training Opportunities out of a social conviction, and as such, may not attain a good outcome as often as learners participating with other provider types. Private training establishments may be incentivised to be less inclined to select high needs participants as most operate primarily as profit-making businesses. They may try to ensure they to fulfil outcome targets by choosing learners who are less ‘in-need’ to participate in their programmes, otherwise their funding may drop.

Learners placed with employers are most likely to have an employment or return to Training Opportunities outcome, while for learners placed with private training establishments, employment is the most likely outcome, and an other is the least likely outcome.

As might be expected, learners placed with tertiary education institutions are most likely to go on to further training over any other form of outcome.

Figure 8 – Odds ratio of labour market outcome to other outcome category by training provider type

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.