Chakravorty, Bhaskar (2022) Improving the effectiveness of vocational training programs in India : evidence from an experimental approach. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

Youth unemployment is a crucial issue in many developing countries. The issue is more concerning for rural youth, as they face more information friction regarding jobs, which are mostly located in the urban areas. To improve the employability of rural poor youth in India, the Ministry of Rural Development launched a job linked national vocational training program, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDUGKY) in 2014. DDUGKY is a public-private partnership scheme that targets poor rural youth between the age of 15-35 years, provides them skills-based training for three to 12 months and places them in formal salaried jobs. However, the scheme has a high rate of training and job dropout.

Previous research revealed that a lack of awareness about prospective jobs (salary, benefits, nature of work, job location) among the trainees could be the most important underlying reason for much of the dropout. This thesis using a randomised controlled trial design investigates whether providing detailed information about training and post-training placement jobs can improve the training outcomes of those enrolled in DDUGKY program. The thesis finds that the treated trainees were more likely to stay in the placement jobs. There was, however, no significant change in the likelihood of training completion and job placements for the overall sample. The thesis also explores heterogeneous treatment effects on dimensions of gender, caste, education, and expectations. The Heterogeneity analysis showed that the informational intervention had a stronger effect on trainees from disadvantaged sub-groups.

The thesis contributes to the so far limited empirical evidence on the effectiveness of training programs in developing countries. It is one of the few studies to evaluate the effect of information intervention in vocational training. The study has significant policy relevance, especially in the context of developing countries where the information gap is a significant problem in delivering effective public service. xviii

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Vocational education -- India, Occupational training -- India, Employees -- Training of -- India, Unemployed youth -- India, Youth -- Employment -- India
Official Date:	January 2022
Dates:	Date Event January 2022 UNSPECIFIED
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Institute for Employment Research
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Arulampalam, Wiji ; Sarkar, Sudipa
Sponsors:	University of Warwick. Chancellor's International Scholarship ; University of Warwick. Department of Economics ; International Growth Centre
Format of File:	pdf
Extent:	xviii, 298 leaves : illustrations, charts
Language:	eng

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