Labour market success in terms of a comparison between vocational and general educational qualifications

Ongoing changes on the labour market and the resulting structural shift are giving rise to the question of whether VET programmes can continue to facilitate successful career pathways. This article compares unemployment and wages in Switzerland amongst employees with different educational backgrounds. It reveals that persons who have completed VET exhibit a higher level of employment and that there is a significant overlap in the wage distributions of those with vocational and general qualifications.