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Learning and Work Institute, 2017
Presents a guide for employers as to how they can support young care leavers to gain the skills, experience and confidence they need to gain, stay and progress in work. Describes the challenges faced by care leavers and why employers should support them into work. Outlines the positive aspects for businesses such as creating a diverse workforce,…
Descriptors: Success, Foster Care, Transitional Programs, Employers
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, 2014
This discussion paper presents the findings of a situational appraisal undertaken by National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) for the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and explores whether and how Traineeships can work for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) within the context of a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Partnerships in Education, Continuing Education, Trainees
Spielhofer, Thomas; Nelson, Julie; O'Donnell, Lisa; Sims, David – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2006
The results reported in this document are from a large scale survey of employers, apprentices, Local Learning and Skills Councils (LLSCs), and providers carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) between June 2005 and March 2006, which explored their views and experiences of the use and impact of training allowances.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Apprenticeships, Young Adults, Training Allowances
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Parker, Andrew – British Educational Research Journal, 2006
This article presents an analysis of gender identity within the context of lifelong learning. Constructed specifically around individual experiences of occupational apprenticeship in English professional football, it draws on a re-reading of data collected in the early 1990s to depict the way in which a group of young men were socialised into…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Apprenticeships, Masculinity, Sexual Identity
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Monk, Des; Olsson, Cliff – Education & Training, 2006
Purpose: This paper will examine the two year modern apprenticeship undertaken by trainees in the English professional football industry. Design/methodology/approach: Representatives of seven clubs were interviewed in the summer of 2005; all of them were responsible for youth development in their club. These interviews were the first of what will…
Descriptors: Interviews, Longitudinal Studies, Off the Job Training, Foreign Countries
Hills, Joan, Ed. – 1971
This revised edition of a 1955 publication is designed to help those who have chosen careers in engineering or science, and in particular, those who wish to pursue their technical training in some association with industry on leaving school. The introduction discusses: changes in this edition; trends in sandwich training; industrial awards; how to…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Armed Forces, Career Education