Vocational education, school performance and productive insertion: an analysis with ENEM data

Abstract

One of the millennium goals for Brazil is improving educational outcomes. Despite increased access to education at all levels in recent decades, the quality of that education is low. This article evaluates the relation between technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and the performance (proficiency) and productive insertion of the mid-level student. The results of the estimates with propensity score matching show an average treatment effect between 4.5 and 13.5 points in the standardized score of language and writing, respectively. Are also found significant correlations between EPT and productive insertion, on average there is an increase between 1.2 and 1.3 percentage points in the probability of being employed for TVET students.