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Improving Access to Apprenticeship: Strengthening State Policies and Practices [PDF]

, 2011
Describes state efforts to expand the apprenticeship model through outreach, recruitment, and subsidies to strengthen labor market-based education and skills development strategies.
David Altstadt
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Comparative performance of survey-weighted multinomial logit and probit models in analyzing apprenticeship choice data from Ghana

Scientific African
This study conducts a comparative analysis of Survey-weighted Multinomial Logit (SW-MNLR) and Probit (MNP) models to evaluate their effectiveness in capturing the complexities of apprenticeship dynamics in the Ghanaian context.
Gabriel Mwinkume, C.D. Nandakumar, Emmanuel Aidoo, K. Kapil Raj   +3 more
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By Chance or Choice: The Regulation of the Apprenticeship System in Australia, 1900-1930 [PDF]

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

, 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., Kozlowski, Lisa M., McCormack, Wayne T., Verderame, Michael F.   +3 more
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Effectiveness of technical vocational education and training and apprenticeship systems: a qualitative analysis in Benin’s labour market

Discover Education
Background In Benin, Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Apprenticeship Programs play a prominent role in the education system.
Guy Sourou Nouatin, Adéyèmi Rubain Bankole, Esaïe Gandonou   +2 more
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Apprenticeship training in Germany - investment or productivity driven? [PDF]

"The German dual apprenticeship system has come under pressure in recent years because enterprises have not been willing to provide a sufficient number of apprenticeship positions.
Zwick, Thomas
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Government-funded apprenticeships are generally of good quality. Establishing universally recognised definitions and funding procedures should be a priority [PDF]

, 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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Non-formal apprenticeships for rural youth – questions that need to be asked [PDF]

, 2011
This piece examines the decision-making surrounding rural youths’ entry into non-formal apprenticeships and draws attention to issues that may make youth less interested in completing an apprenticeship or decrease the benefits of technical ...
Thorsen, Dorte
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Intergenerational transmission of unemployment after apprenticeship graduation: does parental socioeconomic background still matter?

Journal for Labour Market Research
A smooth transition from apprenticeship to standard employment is a key step in the professional biographies of apprenticeship graduates. In this study, the transition of apprenticeship graduates from households that receive unemployment benefits are ...
Sandra Dummert
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The Impact on Firms of ICT Skill-Supply Strategies: An Anglo-German Comparison [PDF]

This paper compares the supply of specialist ICT skills in Britain and Germany from higher education and from apprenticeship and assesses the relative impact on companies in the two countries.
Hilary Steedman, Jim Foreman, Karin Wagner   +2 more
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