The objective of the article is to assess the impact of formal and informal vocational training on female labour force participation in India, based on the Periodic Labour Force Survey data for 2017–2018, employing a trivariate probit model. Results show that participation both in formal and informal vocational training has a positive and statistically significant impact on female labour force participation across all specifications of the regression models, thus showing the robustness of the relationship. Most importantly, the provision of vocational training helps break the traditional U-shaped relationship between female labour force participation and educational levels. However, the fact that the percentage of formal vocational training holders is much lower than that of informal vocational training holders and that it varies among males and females, points to the need for special policy attention on the promotion of female participation in formal vocational training on a large scale.

JEL Codes: J21, J24, J71

本文的目的是基于三变量概率模型，基于2017-2018年定期劳动力调查数据，评估正式和非正式职业培训对印度女性劳动力参与的影响。结果表明，在所有回归模型规范中，参加正式和非正式职业培训对女性劳动力的参与都具有积极的和统计学上的显着影响，从而显示了这种关系的稳健性。最重要的是，提供职业培训有助于打破女性劳动力参与度与教育水平之间的传统U型关系。然而，

JEL代码： J21，J24，J71