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Bertrand, Olivier; And Others – Training & Employment, 1994
In the face of chronic youth unemployment, decision makers in many countries are questioning the role and effectiveness of alternance between school-based vocational training and in-company work experience. This notion applies to three very different realities: training courses offered as an alternative to traditional school-based training for…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training
Simon-Zarca, Georgie – Training & Employment, 1996
A study was made of the state of apprenticeship in France, using data gathered through telephone interviews with apprentices. Of a targeted group of 6,000 young apprentices, 70% participated in the survey. The study found that, until recently, apprenticeships had generally been used in France to train students in manual trades. During the past 10…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Schroder, Karsten – IN Press, 1992
Social market economy success in the Federal Republic of Germany is due to free competition, enterprise in the business community, and employees' social security. Craft industries play a major role in Germany's market economy. The craft industry is second only to the manufacturing industry, comprising 23 percent of German firms. There are seven…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Craft Workers, Economic Change