Apprenticeships : their role in economies and societies across the globe / Guest editors: Erica Smith and Vikki Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Erica.

Smith, Vikki.

Series:

Education + training ; v.47, no. 4/5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apprenticeship programs.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

ople has traditionally been an 'alternative' to mainstream routes through school and college / university. However, significant changes in recent years remain relatively unexplored and under -researched. Drawing on contributions from a range of countries this e-book on Apprenticeships explores some of the challenges that the apprenticeship system faces in the countries represented as their economies and societies evolve, and the measures that are being taken to address these challenges.

Contents:

CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Guest editorial; Shall I train your apprentice?; Building Pathways: apprenticeships as a route to higher education; Addressing gender segregation in apprenticeships in England; The gendered nature of apprenticeship; Apprenticeships in Germany: modernising the Dual System; The National Directorate of Employment's Open Apprenticeship Scheme in Nigeria; Registered apprenticeship training in the US construction industry; Exploring the notion of retention in apprenticeship; The business benefits of apprenticeships: the English employers' perspective; UK news

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-50898-1

9786610508983

1-84544-318-7

OCLC:

171579606