The objective of this thesis is to examine the determinants of participating in vocational training program. Based on the theories of human resource investment, we test a number of factors those are known to affect the workers I decision on vocational training program participation. For the factors that represent personal characteristics of workers, we consider sex, educational background, age, and work status. We also consider the factors that represent firm characteristics such as firm size, industrial sector, educational appropriateness, and technical appropriateness.
Using the Korean Labor Panel date, we find following results: At first, men workers are appeared to have higher probability of participating in vocational job training program than women workers. Second, those who have higher educational background are shown to have higher probability of participating in vocational job training program. Third, younger workers are shown to have higher probability of participating in vocational job training program than older workers. Forth, regular workers are shown to have higher probability of participating in vocational job training program than non-regular workers. Fifth, those who are employed in larger firms re shown to have higher probability of participating in vocational job training program than those who are employed in smaller firms. Sixth, those who are employed in secondary industry are shown to have higher probability of participating in vocational job training program than those who are employed in other industries. Seventh, we can not find significant relationship between the probability of vocational job training participation and both educational and technical appropriateness.
Based on the empirical results, we suggest that some differentiated incentives are required to induce the participation of the groups those who are shown to have lower probability of participating in vocational job training program.