Table 1 Recent surveys on the costs and benefits of apprenticeship training in Europe 13
From: Return on investment of apprenticeship systems for enterprises: Evidence from cost-benefit analyses
Country | Authors | Year of survey | Data | Net costs | Share of firms with net costs | Fraction of retained apprentices (1Â yr after training) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GER | Beicht et al. (2004) | 2000 | Representative study based on 2424 personal interviews. | € 6033* | 88% | 53% |
|  | Schönfeld et al. (2010) | 2007 | Representative study based on 2986 personal interviews. | € 3596 | 70% | 53% |
CH | Schweri et al. (2003) | 2000 | Representative study based on 2352 postal questionnaires. | CHF -2900 | 40% | 36% |
| Â | Muehlemann et al. (2007a) | 2004 | Representative study based on 2413 postal questionnaires. | CHF -1700 | 37% | 37% |
| Â | Strupler and Wolter (2012) | 2009 | Representative study based on 2413 postal questionnaires. | CHF -3200 | 29% | 35% |
AUT | Lassnigg and Steiner 1997 | 1995 | Representative study based on 1085 personal interviews. | ATS 40,000 (net equivalence costs) | 65% | n/a |
UK | Gambin et al. (2010) | 2007/08 | Non-representative study based on 42 interviews of firms in 5 sectors. | £ 1200 -7190 | 100% (n/a for business administr.) | n/a |