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Fuller, Alison; Unwin, Lorna – Vocations and Learning, 2010
This paper explores the concept of apprenticeship in the context of the professional formation of knowledge workers. It draws on evidence from research conducted in two knowledge intensive organizations: a research-intensive, elite university; and a "cutting edge" software engineering company. In the former, we investigated the learning…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employees, Knowledge Economy, Professional Services
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Fuller, Alison; Unwin, Lorna – Education & Training, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to first, outline the features of the contemporary apprenticeship system, and its performance in terms of the numbers starting and completing programmes and second, to report the findings of empirical research which sought to identify the characteristics of effective apprenticeship.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration, Apprenticeships, Adult Learning