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Imdorf, Christian – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2017
Children of immigrants from non-EU countries face particular problems to access apprenticeship training in German-speaking countries. In this context this article asks how recruiters in small and medium sized companies (SME) make sense of national and ethnic origin when hiring new apprentices. The author proposes Boltanski and Thévenot's theory of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Personnel Selection, Apprenticeships
Pfeifer, Harald – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
This study investigated how firms in Germany and Australia compare when dealing with the institutional arrangements for apprenticeship training in their countries, with particular attention given to factors which may impact on their training motivation. Apprenticeships are a well-established pathway to employment across many countries, with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Employer Attitudes, Motivation