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Download full textWalton, Douglas; Gardiner, Karen N.; Barnow, Burt – Abt Associates, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) supported 46 grantees across the country to expand registered apprenticeship into new sectors, such as healthcare, and to populations historically underrepresented in apprenticeships. DOL commissioned an evaluation of the AAI grants to build evidence about the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Federal Aid, Grants, Employers
BC Student Outcomes, 2020
The apprenticeship training system in British Columbia (BC) includes public post-secondary institutions, the Industry Training Authority (ITA), private training institutions, and employers. Currently, apprenticeship training is available in more than 100 trades, including 49 Interprovincial Red Seal trades. The majority of apprenticeship training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Postsecondary Education, Student Attitudes
BC Student Outcomes, 2013
The Skills and Training Plan (announced September 2012) projects that there will be nearly one million job openings between 2012 and 2020 in British Columbia. Of these openings, 43 percent will need trades and technical training. It is anticipated that there will be a cumulative gap of 22,000 to 32,000 technical and trades workers in the province.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Employment Opportunities, On the Job Training
Richardson, E.; Clayman, Linda
As a result of studies on fitting and machining apprentices attitudes toward employers, a study was conducted to obtain the attitudes of a sample of employers toward apprenticeship. Three hundred questionnaires were distributed to employers of fitting and machine students studying at a number of Sydney (Australia) Technical Colleges. An…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns
Long, Michael; Fischer, John – 2002
Leading-edge firms (LEFs)--at the forefront of their industry in terms of growth or market share--may influence skill development through diffusion of technology, products, or practices and use of market power to set standards or change customer businesses. Study of LEFs can identify the type and mix of skills needed in the industry. LEFs are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Russell, Russ, Ed.; Neale, Michael, Ed. – 1983
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to observe current experiments with the first year of apprenticeship training or, as it is called in Germany, the Berufsgrundbildungsjahr (BGJ). During its study, the visiting party focused its attention on the objectives, design,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Change Strategies
Wheat, Valerie; Niebel, Christie – 1978
Designed to inform individual women and occupational counselors of blue collar jobs and training opportunities for women in construction and industry, this guide attempts to answer the questions: What is blue collar work? What is apprenticeship and are there entrance requirements? How do I go about finding a blue collar job or getting into an…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades, Educational Opportunities
Robinson, Chris – 2000
This report presents evidence regarding skill shortages in the electrotechnology trades in Australia that was gathered by an industry-led working group. The report provides data concerning the following aspects of the problem: (1) the demand for skills in the electrotechnology trades (employment levels, growth, and prospects); (2) the supply of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Continuing Education, Demand Occupations, Educational Needs
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
According to data regarding apprentices and trainees in Australia in 1985-1999, the number of apprentices and trainees in Australia reached a record level of 256,000 in June 1999 (versus 172,800 in 1990). Apprentices and trainees undertaking training at Australian Qualifications Framework level III or higher for more than 2 years accounted for…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Clerical Occupations, Comparative Analysis
Smart, Nigel, Ed. – 2001
This volume on apprenticeships in Australia summarizes 11 research studies. After an "Introduction" (Nigel Smart), the reports are: "Apprenticeship in Australia: A Concise History" (John Ray); "Issues and Directions from the Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeship Literature" (Stephen Saunders); "Determinants…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Blue Collar Occupations, Delivery Systems
