A STUDY ON RATE OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) OFSKILL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY ANDELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN PUNJAB

Abstract

Skill development programs are defined as the initiatives or activities which
enhance the abilities, knowledge, and competencies of individuals for having
better livelihoods. Data of the study collected through questionnaire. Sample size
of the study of 1024. First calculate the descriptive analysis and find out how
training affects the teacher’s performance. Second part of the study we apply the
logit model and find rate of return of beneficiary respondents is regressed on
education, job experience, positive, area and learning materials. Education, area
and learning materials are positively and significantly related to the rate of return
on such skill investments. The education of the teacher and learning materials of
the training contribute to improving the learning outcomes by odds of 1.11 and
3.07 respectively and are also statistically significant at 1% level of confidence.
Similarly, instructors belonging to urban areas have better trained students
relatively to the teachers from rural areas.