Engaging Employers in Apprenticeship Opportunities : Making It Happen Locally.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Office, International Labour.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apprenticeship programs.

Education.

Education, Cooperative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Engaging Employers in Apprenticeship Opportunities

Place of Publication:

Genève 22 : International Labour Organisation (ILO), 2017.

Summary:

This joint OECD-ILO publication provides guidance on how local and regional governments can foster business-education partnerships in apprenticeship programmes and other types of work-based learning, drawing on case studies across nine countries.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Acknowledgements

Table of contents

Executive summary

Key lessons and recommendations

Local leadership can facilitate connections between employers, training providers, and other stakeholders

Mechanisms that facilitate collaboration between local stakeholders can enable the alignment of incentives

SMEs will often require specialised assistance to provide apprenticeship places

Apprenticeships must be flexible in their design and delivery to accommodate changing labour markets

Young people who do not traditionally participate in apprenticeship schemes should be targeted

Perceptions of apprenticeship and vocational education should be improved

Emerging economies should continue to support apprenticeship systems as an effective skills development mechanism

Chapter 1. Boosting employer engagement in apprenticeships: Synthesis findings

Apprenticeship programmes can better connect young people to jobs

Figure 1.1. Youth unemployment, 2007, 2015

Box 1.1. What do we mean by the term "apprenticeships"?

Why is this publication important?

Table 1.1. Case studies on employer engagement in apprenticeship programmes

Building a better apprenticeship system: The role of employers

Figure 1.2. Apprentices per 1000 employed persons, 2011 or most recent year

Barriers to employer engagement in the apprenticeship system

SMEs require targeted programmes and services to enable them to provide apprenticeship opportunities

Box 1.2. Group training organisations and SMEs: The cases of Australia and Norway

Box 1.3. Meeting the needs of SMEs: Customising the placement of apprentices

Increasing employer participation involves aligning the needs and clarifying the roles of all stakeholders

Box 1.4. Building apprenticeships of higher quality.

Local and regional stakeholders can make or break the success of apprenticeship programmes

Figure 1.3. Key components of successful local employer engagement strategies

Flexibility in programme delivery is essential to ensure that apprenticeship programmes can respond to local demand

Box 1.5. Flexible programme delivery in Norway

Successful apprenticeship programmes must target the specific needs of young people

Box 1.6. Apprenticeships in rural areas: Broadening access for young people

Apprenticeship programmes are a key skills development mechanism to tackle informality

Box 1.7. Global Apprenticeship Network

Increasing the participation of employers and individuals involves changing perceptions of apprenticeships

References

Chapter 2. Local initiatives to promote apprenticeships in the United Kingdom

Key findings

Introduction

Policy context

A national push towards apprenticeships

Local variation in apprenticeships: Quality and quantity

Box 2.1. Local variation across English cities in apprenticeships delivery and take-up

Figure 2.1. Apprenticeship starts and job density in cities, 2013

Administrative and governance reform in the United Kingdom

The apprenticeship initiatives: Activities and governance frameworks

The Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Hub

Figure 2.2. The main aims of the Manchester Apprenticeship Hubs

Key priorities and activities of the Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Hub

Box 2.2. A training provider's perspective on engaging employers to deliver apprenticeships

Governance

Figure 2.3. Reporting arrangements for the Greater Manchester Apprenticeships Hub

Budget and financing

The Leeds City Region Apprenticeship Hub

Other similar schemes

Impacts of the Apprenticeship Hub initiatives.

Figure 2.4. Number of people participating in apprenticeship programmes since 2009

Figure 2.5. Numbers of people participating in apprenticeship programmes in 2009/10 and 2013/14 by Leeds local authority area

Greater Manchester

Leeds

Strengths of the Apprenticeship Hub initiatives

Weaknesses of the Apprenticeship Hub initiatives

Conclusions: Transferable lessons and considerations for the successful adoption of similar initiatives in other OECD countries

Chapter 3. Apprenticeships in a hyper-rural setting in Nordland, Norway

Figure 3.1. Employed persons in Nordland in Quarter 4, 2014 by industry

Problems associated with education and apprenticeship in rural areas

Transport

Careers advice and guidance

Employment, training and progression

Box 3.1. Flexible programme delivery in Nordland

Employer engagement

Rural enterprise skill needs

Norway's education system

The Norwegian VET system

Apprenticeships in Norway

Micro and small enterprise approaches to apprenticeship support

Governance framework and delivery

Impact of the initiative and programme

SKS hydro-electric plant, Nordland

Gildeskal School, Inndyr

Strengths of the programme

Key factors underlying success

Weaknesses of the system

What are the main lessons for other OECD countries?

Chapter 4. Targeting young people - work-based training at the local level in Germany

Figure 4.1. Trends in total numbers of apprentices and tertiary students

Figure 4.2. Trends in enrolments for apprenticeships and tertiary education

Overview of the German apprenticeship system

Table 4.1. Most popular apprenticeships in 2014 by gender.

Figure 4.3. Trends in dropout rates for apprentices

Work-based training programmes in Germany - The role of active labour market policies

Figure 4.4. Labour market measures targeted towards young people under the age of 25, 2014

Figure 4.5. Specific programmes for young jobseekers

Customised apprenticeship placement services for SMEs

Figure 4.6. Placement of the PV support programme in training and EQ-internships, 2010-13

Einstiegsqualifizierung (EQ)

Figure 4.7. Average number of provided and occupied training places per surveyed company

The JOBSTARTER initiative

Jugendberufsagentur

Employer-driven initiatives for German youth

Pathways from school to work - Broadening educational options for young people

Conclusion and key findings

Chapter 5. Innovative approaches to attracting and retaining apprentices in Western Australia

Figure 5.1. Western Australia: Industry value added as a proportion of Gross State Product

Figure 5.2. Employed persons by industry in Western Australia, 2006 and 2011

Figure 5.3. Contract completion rates for apprenticeships in trade occupations (percentage of contracts commencing in 2006-10)

Figure 5.4. Overview of the National Skills Framework as it relates to apprenticeships

Apprentices in the Western Australian construction sector

The enterprise-embedded apprenticeship model

Objectives

Activities

Figure 5.5. The ABN Group's workforce development strategy

Programme, governance framework and delivery arrangements

Figure 5.6. The ABN Group's industry profile

Figure 5.7. Overview of the programme governance arrangements within the ABN Group

Figure 5.8. ABN apprenticeship programme governance

Innovation.

Table 5.1. Innovative aspects of the ABN Group's apprenticeship programme

Outcomes

Table 5.2. Measured outcomes for apprentices completing the ABN programme between July 2011 and June 2015

Impacts

Obstacles faced during design or implementation

Regulation

Access to talented young people

Potential transferability

Considerations for successful adoption in other OECD countries

Chapter 6. Youth skills development and retention in Otorohanga, New Zealand

Figure 6.1. Worker turn-over rates by age group, 2000-14

Figure 6.2. New Zealand NEET rates by age group, 2005-15

The situation in Otorohanga

Pre-programme employment support

Local governance considerations prior to the programme being established

Description of the initiative

Overview

Early discussions which led to the design of the programme

Programme objective

Projects

Governance Framework

Funding

Results achieved and key outcomes

Addressing local "trade industry" youth employment

Addressing non-trades local youth employment

Current challenges and weaknesses of the programmes

Chapter 7. The urban technology project in Philadelphia, United States

The Urban Technology Project

Governance - Lead Organisations

Objectives: Engaging, supporting and preparing disconnected youth

Figure 7.1. Partnership and programme structures

Core components of a registered apprenticeship

Impact

Table 7.1. UTP youth apprenticeship outcomes, 2004-16

Table 7.2. CSS historical racial/ethnic demographics, 2004-16.

Table 7.3. UTP youth apprenticeship gender participation, 2004-16.

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ISBN:

9789221305354

922130535X

OCLC:

1321802757