Training Policies in Chile: A Decision-making Effectiveness Comparison

Didier, Nicolás

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“…In the long run, in the context of increasing the labour market's polarisation, any job that does not require university education is rewarded at a worse rate the human capital than those jobs in the professional job market. A consequence deriving from the previous situation is that certifications or training have little value over time (Didier, 2020), making it challenging to translate other certification and occupational licensing experiences used in industrialised countries.…”

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Are we ready? Labour market transit to the digital economy

Didier

2021

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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Industrialised countries are currently facing the knowledge-to-digital economy transition. That transition is strictly defined by how the labour market is organised and operates in the national economy. Some old to new phenomena are determinants of those dimensions, such as educational mismatch, credential inflation, and job polarisation. These phenomena affect the relationship between schooling and earnings, carrying consequences for social mobility, household welfare, and an individual's social progression perspective. Those phenomena remain understudied in the context of Latin America. Chile's case has gained relevance in the region due to the highly deregulated organisation of its educational market, the quality increase in its higher education institutions, and its funding policies for higher education. This work attempts to provide an extended diagnosis of the Chilean labour market, considering the impact of these emerging issues on the educational market and policymaking. The results show that 83.6% of Chilean employees experience an educational mismatch (overeducation and undereducation); credential inflation has depreciated the value of education over five of the six occupational categories – besides the polarisation index for industrialised countries such as the United Kingdom.

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Are we ready? Labour market transit to the digital economy

Didier

2021

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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“…The weak state participation in the labour market in Chile can be attributed to the prevalent neoliberal development model (Didier, 2020; Heiss, 2021). This model often leads to indicator pressures, centralised bureaucracies and duplications of actions, among other issues.…”

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Enhancing employability through training programmes in Chile: A qualitative study of the challenges identified by local actors involved in a subnational experience

Pinto,

Henriquez‐Encamilla

2024

Int J Training Development

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Active labour policies are globally adopted to tackle unemployment and enhance job matching. In Chile, a predominantly supply‐focused approach involves training workers, especially in vulnerable groups, as it is believed that investing in human capital will align job demand and available skills. This subnational Chilean case study in the Coquimbo region delves into the factors influencing worker training and placement programme implementation, with a specific focus on stakeholders' perceptions. Through qualitative data from interviews and focus groups, the research seeks to explore subjective challenges, including individual perspectives, governance and structural factors. Various variables affect policy implementation at different levels. On the micro level, actor motivations like personal goals and financial incentives are crucial for policy design. Regional governance levels grapple with coordination difficulties that impact programme implementation. Collaboration among stakeholders like government agencies, educational institutions and employers is essential. Structural issues within the regional economy and the target population also pose challenges to policy implementation. The study suggests that a comprehensive policy approach that considers the interconnectedness of institutions, labour markets, skills and the various stakeholders involved in the process is vital to address the complexity of active labour policies at the local level in Chile.

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“…At the same time, the assessments performed gave heterogeneous results, from negative to positive effects. Didier (2020) performed an evaluation of the complete system by comparing the funding strategies with the outcomes in terms of job‐training skill premium, showing that the different decisionmakers represented by the alternatives for financing and the training supply have different rates of effectiveness. The data used was constrained before 2010, and did not consider the short‐term effects of the educational system expansion since 2005 and its effects on the labor market since 2010.…”

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Assessing job training effectiveness in Chile: A longitudinal approach

Didier

2022

Latin American Policy

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The process of technological change brings significant challenges to societies. While private sector organizations seek to include new technologies in their production processes, individuals and government agencies look for possibilities for adaptation. In the context of highly unequal countries such as those in Latin America, the way the adaptation occurs can play a significant role in social mobility and family wealth creation. As the literature suggests, one of the essential policy tools to cope with changes in the labor market lies in job training policies. In this article, I assess the effectiveness of the Chilean training system, focusing on how training affects wages. Using the Casen household survey and the Social Protection Survey longitudinal versions, I estimate a training skill premium near 11%. While the different data sources show that job training has an effect, differentiation of this effect lies with the decision maker in the training process.

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Training Policies in Chile: A Decision-making Effectiveness Comparison

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Are we ready? Labour market transit to the digital economy

Are we ready? Labour market transit to the digital economy

Enhancing employability through training programmes in Chile: A qualitative study of the challenges identified by local actors involved in a subnational experience

Assessing job training effectiveness in Chile: A longitudinal approach

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