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Apprenticeship training in England: a cost-effective model for firms? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In England, the government plans to incentivise spending of billions of pounds over the next few years promoting apprenticeships, with most of the finance raised from the apprenticeship levy on employers.
Joho, Eva, Wolter, Stefan
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Experiences of clinical supervisors while supporting student veterinary nurses in the clinical learning environment

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Clinical supervisors are responsible for student veterinary nurse training in veterinary practices. Clinical supervisors can have a significant impact on student experiences, so understanding how the role is perceived by all stakeholders is vital for the future development of veterinary nurse training.
Susan L. Holt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Student Income Support and Participation in Higher Education: A Cohort Analysis

open access: yesAustralian Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The 2008 Bradley Review introduced major reforms to Australian higher education, including a demand‐driven funding system and changes to student income support, aimed at expanding participation and improving equity outcomes. Aims This study examines how student income support receipt and higher education participation evolve across ...
Deborah A. Cobb‐Clark   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Government-funded apprenticeships are generally of good quality. Establishing universally recognised definitions and funding procedures should be a priority [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Graham Hoyle discusses the current state of the apprenticeship ‘brand’, arguing that – contrary to current media perceptions – there is no quality crisis, although a greater focus is needed on definitions and ...
Hoyle, Graham
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Circular Economy Capabilities for Slowing Resource Loops at Small Businesses in China, Finland and Japan – An Institutional Logics Perspective

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Existing circular economy (CE) research has primarily explored capabilities for the principle of closing resource loops (recycle and recover) in limited institutional contexts. However, little is known about the capabilities for the principle of slowing resource loops (reduce and reuse), despite its alignment towards achieving net zero ...
Savu Rovanto, Yuan Virtanen
wiley   +1 more source

Competency-based assessment for the training of PhD students and early-career scientists. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The training of PhD students and early-career scientists is largely an apprenticeship in which the trainee associates with an expert to become an independent scientist.
Freedman, Victoria H.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Addressing Inequality and Creating Educational Opportunity in Feltham: A Systems Approach to Local Change

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how persistent inequality in London can be addressed through a place‐based systems approach, using Feltham in the Borough of Hounslow—one of the capital's most deprived areas—as a case study. It offers a blueprint for community regeneration using a ‘pathways to progression’ education model.
Peter John
wiley   +1 more source

By Chance or Choice: The Regulation of the Apprenticeship System in Australia, 1900-1930 [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper traces the process whereby the apprenticeship system came to be regulated by industrial tribunals during the period 1900 to 1930. It describes how the regulation emerged, the motives that underpinned it, and the wider political debate about ...
Thorsten Stromback
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