Using Work Training in Norway as a case, this article provides insight into motivation and structural factors that impact employer engagement with active labour market policies (ALMP) targeting young people. Drawing on mixed-methods data, we find a substantial proportion of Norwegian employers engage in Work Training. Both social responsibility and the economic interests of the company influence employers’ motivation for committing to Work Training. The findings reveal that the structural factors of business size and sector are crucial determinants of employer behaviour when it comes to hiring Work Training candidates. Although improved outreach activities by local job centres may be important, the article argues that efforts towards opening up sectors closed by sector-specific regulations on hiring, and increased awareness of structural constraints, are similarly important.

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雇主参与和积极的劳动力市场政策。来自挪威多方法研究的证据

本文以挪威的工作培训为例，深入了解了影响雇主参与针对年轻人的积极劳动力市场政策 (ALMP) 的动机和结构因素。利用混合方法数据，我们发现很大一部分挪威雇主从事工作培训。社会责任和公司的经济利益都会影响雇主参与工作培训的动机。调查结果表明，在招聘工作培训候选人时，企业规模和行业的结构性因素是雇主行为的关键决定因素。尽管改善当地就业中心的外联活动可能很重要，但文章认为，努力开放因部门特定的招聘法规而关闭的部门，