Credit: Observatoire de la formation (Training Observatory)
82% of high school graduates are employed within 3 years of leaving education, according to a recent study by the National Institute for the Development of Continued Professional Training (INFPC).
According to the INFPC Training Observatory, adults who possess a certificate or diploma of general secondary education who move from the world of education and vocational training to the world of work are more successful in their professional integration than those without such a certificate.
As part of the study, a total of 1,463 students who left school for the first time in the 2012/2013 school year (83% of whom passed the final exam) were followed daily until 2016. The results found that only one in four of these graduates had still not signed a work contract four months after leaving school in 2013. Moreover, this first work contract corresponded to a permanent contract in one out of two cases and four of the top five jobs were full-time. The average salary for a first job fluctuated between €12 and €16 euros per hour according to the certificate or diploma obtained.
In any case, the study revealed that high school graduates moved into the working world faster than non-graduates and stayed there for longer. When they are employed, graduates are also more likely to get permanent contracts, work less often on a part-time basis and are better paid than non-graduates.
In 2016, after three years of working life, 82% of graduates were employed, compared to 73% of non-graduates. Disparities were observed according to the type of diploma.
The complete results of the TEVA study, Transition École-Vie Active can be consulted on teva.lu.
