The objective of this article is to investigate whether adult education (AE) can be used as a tool in facilitating transitions to/in the labor market, using the cross-sectional Adult Education Survey of Turkey (2012). AE is defined as the nonformal education for individuals aged older than 25 years. The outcome of AE is measured by changing jobs for employed and finding a job for the unemployed. Concentrating on employed people, we analyze both the determinants and the outcome of participation in AE for the purpose of changing jobs; and second, concentrating on unemployed people, we analyze both the determinants and the outcome of participation in AE for the purpose of getting employed. We find that once young males who are already working participate in AE for changing work, independent of their education or how AE is financed, they can be successful in doing so. The results of the paper suggest that AE programs offered by the government can serve as a tool in increasing income of the less educated and the unemployed by facilitating their transition to the labor market.

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成人教育是更好工作的基石：土耳其成人教育调查的分析

本文的目的是使用横截面《土耳其成人教育调查》（2012年）调查成人教育（AE）是否可以用作促进向劳动力市场过渡的工具。AE被定义为针对25岁以上的人的非正式教育。AE的结果是通过更换有工作的工作和找到失业的工作来衡量的。专注于受雇人员，我们分析了决定参加AE的决定因素和结果，以换工作。其次，集中于失业者，我们以就业为目的，分析了参与AE的决定因素和结果。我们发现，一旦已经在工作的年轻男性参加AE以换工作，而不受教育程度或AE如何资助的影响，他们可以成功地做到这一点。本文的结果表明，政府提供的AE项目可以通过促进他们向劳动力市场的过渡而成为增加低学历者和失业者收入的工具。