A study of joint apprenticeship programs in six basic construction trades by the Center for the Study of Human Resources of the University of Texas at Austin indicated that apprenticeship is an increasingly vital and effective training source. (Adapted from a 1974 Industrial Relations Research Association conference paper.) (EA)

An alliance between apprenticeship and vocational education could accomplish more than either system could achieve on its own. An understanding of the system is important prior to working effectively with apprenticeship programs. They are sponsored by single employers or groups of employers acting singly or jointly with a union. Union interest…

An empirical study of minority business enterprise in construction, the paper is based on interviews with 340 general and specialty contractors (out of 1,275 identified minority contractors) in Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, and San Francisco-Oakland, as well as 300 other individuals including civil rights officials, and other knowledgeable…