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Large employers and apprenticeship training in Britain
We consider two aspects of the link between apprenticeship and large employers in Britain: the contributions of apprenticeship to employers' supplies of intermediate skills and of employers to the Advanced Apprenticeship programme. Evidence is taken from interviews with managers in twenty-nine organisations. We find that apprenticeship does function outside Advanced Apprenticeship, primarily because of trainee ineligibility. Employers' use of apprenticeship depends on its cost-effectiveness relative to recruitment and upgrade training within HRM practice. Some employers value apprenticeship as a source of long-term employment and career progression. The intensity of training depends on ownership attributes, with family firms operating larger programmes. Employers participate in Advanced Apprenticeship, in terms of contractual role and programme delivery, in diverse ways. The implications of their choices for training quality are not unambiguous.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: WZB Discussion Paper ; No. SP I 2006-104
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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Betriebliche Bildungsarbeit
Großunternehmen
Großbritannien
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Ryan, Paul
Gospel, Howard
Lewis, Paul
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Veröffentlichung
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
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Berlin
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2006
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- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Ryan, Paul
- Gospel, Howard
- Lewis, Paul
- Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
Time of origin
- 2006
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