Does literacy and numeracy training for adults increase employment and employability? Evidence from the Skills for Life programme in England
Meadows, Pamela ; Metcalf, Hilary
2008
39
5
September
354-369
adult education ; employability ; employment ; level of qualification ; literacy
Education and training
English
Bibliogr.
"The employment effects of participation in adult literacy and numeracy courses are assessed, one year after participation, using a matched comparison, longitudinal design, with difference-in-differences analysis. Employability improvements, but no employment effects, are found. Effects on employment may result in the longer term from an increased likelihood of subsequent training."
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