In the end, each computing node retains their own base classifiers obtained through training on their share of training data.
From this information, we can construct variables that measure the share of trained employees at each skill level.
However, a binding minimum wage may inhibit the ability of employers to cut wages to finance training costs (or the firm's share of training costs).
It might well be in the interest of firms to reallocate the share of training slots towards those located at the lower end of the schooling distribution.
NIH grants' staff members examined women's share of training grants and research awards arranged by career stage* (see graph after jump).
Empirical evidence shows that in a well-functioning apprenticeship training system, a large share of training firms can recoup their training investments by the end of the training period.
We measure the training incidence as a binary indicator and the training intensity as the share of trained employees that were subject to training in the first half of the respective year.
Thus, while German training firms on average still make net investments in apprenticeship training, there is now a significant share of training firms (30%) for which apprenticeships are in fact profitable.
The combined effect of smaller cohorts of school leavers (increased hiring costs for skilled workers and increased training costs for apprentices) on the share of training companies is therefore ambiguous (see Blatter et al. 2012b).
Further training concerning the documentation of children's developmental progress was mentioned most often, but — regarding the number of hours actually spent on this field — took up a smaller share of training courses.
