Training module

Variables

vocational

Codifies whether the person ever attended vocational training. The codes are:

0 = No 1 = Yes

vocational_type

Codifies whether the vocational training took place within the enterprise or was administered by an external party. The codes are:

1 = Inside Enterprise 2 = External

vocational_length_l

Codifies how long the training was in months. Divided into lower and upper in case the information is coded as a range (e.g., 0-3 months, 6-12 months, …). If it is an exact number, lower and upper length are equal.

vocational_length_u

see vocational_length_l

vocational_field_orig

Information on the field of training as stored originally in the survey. This variable is to be a string variable. If numeric convert to string while preserving its original structure.

vocational_financed

Information on how the vocational training was financed. The codes are:

1 = Employer 2 = Government 3 = Mixed Employer-Government 4 = Own funds 5 = Other

Overview of Variables

Module	Code	Variable name	Variable label	Notes
Education	vocational	Ever received vocational training
Education	vocational_type	Type of vocational training
Education	vocational_length_l	Length of training, lower limit
Education	vocational_length_u	Length of training, upper limit
Education	vocational_field_orig	Original field of training information
Education	vocational_financed	How training was financed	If funded with different sources, chose main source