Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Its Impact on the Employment Prospects of the ALS Graduates

Authors

Martha Joy J. Abing, MSU-Iligan Institute of TechnologyFollow
Mitzie Irene P. Conchada, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

JEL Classification System

I25, JO1, J21

Abstract

The pressure for technical-vocational education and training to deliver skilled and competent laborers has become a major concern in the labor market. As such, the strong desire to explore the effectiveness of TVET’s skills training programs remains. There is limited literature on the employability of the alternative learning system graduates in comparison to those graduates of the ALS program who did not pursue TVET. Using the dataset of the World Bank STEP Skills Measurement Household Survey for the Philippines, 2015-2016, this study seeks to determine whether completing TVET has significantly increased the employability of ALS graduates. Utilizing the method of propensity score matching, this study finds that ALS graduates who completed TVET are 26% more likely to be employed compared to those ALS graduates with no TVET. This positive and significant effect of TVET on employment to ALS graduates who completed TVET is validated by the use of coarsened exact matching (CEM) and fixed effect regression model, highlighting the robustness and reliability of the study’s methodology. Hence, this study concludes that TVET in the Philippines plays a significant role in promoting employability among ALS graduates.

Recommended Citation

Abing, Martha Joy J. and Conchada, Mitzie Irene P. (2025) "Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Its Impact on the Employment Prospects of the ALS Graduates," DLSU Business & Economics Review: Vol. 34: No. 2, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59588/2243-786X.1150
Available at: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/ber/vol34/iss2/9