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ERIC Number: ED470912
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998-Oct
Pages: 47
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Apprenticeship: A Strategy for Growth.
Steedman, Hilary; Gospel, Howard; Ryan, Paul
The recent history of apprenticeship in Great Britain was examined to identify the issues arising from the latest reforms and future expansion of the system. A team of university academics with strong research interests in training and skills collected information from a large body of academic work in the field of apprenticeship and training and from the contributions of participants at a 1-day seminar. The analysis established that, although the British apprenticeship model of learning and training still enjoys status, failure to modernize and reform the apprenticeship system in the 1970s-1980s has led to a serious decline in numbers trained. The Modern Apprenticeship model was deemed a sound foundation for progress, and a number of ways of further strengthening it were identified. The following policy recommendations were offered: (1) target higher numbers for apprenticeship; (2) improve training content and assessment; (3) develop new pathways leading to apprenticeship; (4) develop new pathways leading from apprenticeship to higher education and full professional status; (5) strengthen sector bodies and employer organizations; (6) encourage employer cooperation to guarantee product and service standards to the consumer; (7) guarantee government financial support for Modern Apprenticeship to all who undertake to train to the required standard; and (8) rethink apprentice status and remuneration. (MN)
For full text: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/special/apprenticeship.pdf.
Publication Type: Opinion Papers
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Language: English
Sponsor: Economic and Social Research Council, Lancaster (England).
Authoring Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science (England). Centre for Economic Performance.
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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