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Srabani Maitra; Saikat Maitra; Manish Thakur – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2024
Over the past decade and a half, skill development has assumed critical importance in India's policy discourse. In this context, in 2016, a German inspired vocational training programme called Dual System of Training was adopted by the Indian government to ensure a judicious balance of classroom learning and on-the-job training for young people.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Skill Development, On the Job Training
Kelly O'Donnell – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study aimed to identify if Central Ohio employers closed the middle-skill gap by investing in training. Middle-skill jobs are those that require at least one of the following: a month of On-the-Job training, previous work experience in a related occupation, an apprenticeship, a certification, and some college but not a 4-year degree (Young…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Credentials, Job Skills, On the Job Training
US House of Representatives, 2021
This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, part of the Committee on Education and Labor that examines the Department of Labor's (DOL's) policies and actions regarding the Nation's apprenticeship system. First authorized by the 1937 National Apprenticeship Act, Registered…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Labor Force Development, Job Skills, Skill Development
Myriam Milfort Sullivan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Registered apprenticeship (RA) programs have emerged in recent years in response to the nation's critical workforce needs. Since 2015, there has been a resurgence of federal and state investments to modernize and diversify the RA system to attract new entrants and new high-demand industries. This study uses human capital theory (HCT) as a lens for…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Phenomenology, African American Students, Females
Staatz, Colleen – Mathematica, 2021
Community health workers (CHWs) and peer recovery specialists (PRSs) can play an important role in meeting the health care needs of people with opioid use disorder. Registered apprenticeship programs, an "earn while you learn" approach, can help build a certified workforce of CHWs and PRSs by providing classroom and on-the-job training.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Drug Abuse, Narcotics, Apprenticeships
Franchett, Audrey; Steber, Kate; Epstein, Dale – Child Trends, 2019
The Montana Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program (MECAP) aims to support and increase retention of early childhood education (ECE) providers through on-the-job training, mentorship, and college coursework. Upon completing the program, apprentices are awarded the Child Care Development Specialist Certificate from Montana's Department of Labor and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Apprenticeships, On the Job Training, Mentors
Kis, Viktoria; Windisch, Hendrickje Catriona – OECD Publishing, 2018
This paper looks at the importance of mechanisms that give formal recognition to vocational skills acquired through work-based learning and how such mechanisms might be developed. It describes how skill recognition can benefit individuals, employers and society as a whole, and identifies in which contexts skill recognition has the highest…
Descriptors: Job Skills, On the Job Training, Skill Development, Professional Recognition
Scott, Geri – Jobs For the Future, 2016
This case study, one of a series of publications exploring effective and inclusive models of work-based learning, finds that entry-level occupations in manufacturing have historically been considered unskilled jobs for which little or no training is necessary. As a consequence, employers have experienced high turnover among new-hires, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Manufacturing, Apprenticeships, Productivity
Conn, Katharine; Park, Elizabeth; Nagakura, Wakasa; Khalil, Sherihan; Corcoran, Thomas – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2017
Numerous countries suffer from a shortage of technicians and skilled workers, particularly in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), due to a mismatch between the skills and interests of the students graduating from or leaving the current education system and the needs of the labor market. Often, parents and students…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, STEM Education, Employment Qualifications, Career Development
Clayton, Berwyn; Guthrie, Hugh; Every, Pam; Harding, Regan – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
This paper examines how competency progression and completion is implemented in practice in three trades. In particular, it focuses on: interactions between teachers and/or assessors and workplace supervisors; the different approaches used to integrate on- and off-the job training; assessment and signoff practices; and the ways by which workplace…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Evaluators, Supervisors, Off the Job Training
Cimino, Carl – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
The Loyd E. Williams Pipe Trade Training Center in San Jose, California, prides itself in going beyond the scope of traditional apprenticeship by offering a comprehensive "Journey Level Training Catalog," thus encouraging journeyman graduates to continue their training. The catalog contains a full slate of courses that can be utilized to…
Descriptors: Refresher Courses, Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Job Skills
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
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2019
Transition planning officially begins between the ages of 14 and 16 for most students with an IEP. However, the process is lifelong. Job Exploration Counseling, or Career counseling/guidance includes a wide variety of activities which help students explore career options and opportunities available. Job exploring options are intended to foster…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
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Comyn, Paul – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
This paper reports on recent research into enterprise skill profiles and workplace training practices in the Bangladesh manufacturing industry. The article presents survey and interview data for 37 enterprises across eight manufacturing sectors collected during a study for the International Labour Organisation. The research analysed enterprise and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry, Job Skills, Skill Development
Singer, E. J.; Macdonald, I. D. – 1970
Following a discussion of the history of the apprenticeship system, the present system and its drawbacks are described. The future of the apprenticeship system in relation to technological, social, and industrial changes is discussed. The type of training that industry must provide in the next 30 years is described. (DB)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Industrial Training, On the Job Training, Skill Development
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