This paper investigates attitudes towards vocational education and training (VET) using Eurobarometer data supplemented by OECD TALIS data. Attitudes are measured in two different ways. First, by a general measure reflecting attitudes towards VET in the country and second by a self-reported measure of personal attitudes towards VET based on the likelihood of recommending it to young men and women. The paper finds that the general attitude towards VET is influenced by the quality of the learning environment and the ability of VET to connect to the world of work. However, only the latter factor is associated with a person’s inclination to recommend VET to young men and women. The positive attitude towards VET is found to be at risk of erosion because interviewees associate a VET background with worse labour market outcomes compared to general education. Vocational programmes provided by schools are also associated with a less desirable learning environment.

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吸引力在情人眼中

本文使用欧洲晴雨表数据（经合组织TALIS数据补充）调查了对职业教育和培训（VET）的态度。态度是通过两种不同的方式来衡量的。首先，通过反映该国对职业教育与培训态度的一般措施，其次是根据向年轻人推荐的可能性对自我对职业教育与培训的态度进行自我报告的衡量。本文发现，对职业教育与培训的总体态度受学习环境质量和职业教育与培训与工作世界联系的能力的影响。但是，只有后一个因素与一个人向年轻人推荐VET的倾向有关。人们发现，对职业教育与培训的积极态度有遭受侵蚀的风险，因为与通识教育相比，受访者将职业教育与培训的背景与劳动力市场的恶化相联系。学校提供的职业课程也与不太理想的学习环境有关。