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Can Germay’s Dual System work in Canada ?
Last month, I was very fortunate to be included in a study tour of the German dual-system of education and training led by Minister Kenney. He invited CFIB and several other provincial, business and union officials to look at Germany’s successes in vocational training and to determine if there are any lessons for Canada. To … Continue reading
Apprenticeship / What employers look for
The main thing employers are looking for in young people is a passion for their chosen industry, and their company. After all, they can train you in their systems, processes and knowledge specific to a role, but they can’t give you genuine interest and enthusiasm or a willingness to work hard for them. These need … Continue reading
Apprenticeship in UK / Dominated by older workers and existing employees says an expert
Most apprenticeships offered by UK employers are given to existing members of staff, making it harder for young people to get on the schemes, an expert said yesterday. Speaking at a Work Foundation conference on skills in London, Lizzie Crowley, senior researcher at the Work Foundation, said: “Around 80% of apprenticeships go to existing members … Continue reading
National Apprenticeship Week in UK – Vocational education as equal to academic qualifications
National Apprenticeship Week is a time to commend the achievements of apprentices and politicians have led the way with warm words about the work that apprentices do. One theme already this week has been the need to ensure that vocational education is seen as equal to, rather than second fiddle to, academic qualifications. The University … Continue reading
Canada / Could Germany’s “dual system” training work ?
In Canada, by contrast, apprenticeships are generally limited to the skilled trades—carpenters, electricians, pipefitters and the like—and attract a much older crowd with “significant” labour market experience, according to a 2011 Statistics Canada study. Only about half of the more than 400,000 registered apprentices will actually complete their programs, with studies attributing the low success … Continue reading
Atlantic Canada / 10 Apprenticeship programs being harmonized
Within the next four years, the project will harmonize 10 trades across the four provinces beginning with bricklayers, cooks, instrumentation and control technicians and construction electricians Continue reading
Skills Gap in UK Wind Power / Apprenticeship scheme launched
The UK’s Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) – the national body responsible for developing and benchmarking standards and skills in the power sector – recently launched its Wind Turbine Installation and Commissioning Apprenticeship. The second part of the UK’s first wind power-dedicated apprenticeship, it’s designed to develop skills of new recruits to the sector, … Continue reading
Apprenticeships in South Carolina / A German company is training students in skilled labor through the model
BMW’s plant in Greer, S.C., is its only one in the United States. The company offers a program called BMW Scholars that allows young workers to study at technical colleges and work Continue reading
Tackling Youth Unemployment / Try apprenticeships says ILO
The ILO was host this week to a Sub-Regional Workshop on Apprenticeship Systems in Europe, where government, workers’ and employers’ representatives had the chance to exchange ideas and best practices on successful apprenticeship systems in the continent. Apprenticeship systems have played an important role in certain countries to help reduce youth unemployment. Watch the videos … Continue reading
UK needs a better developed vocational higher education system with higher apprenticeships says AoC’s rep
Universities are trying to fit a “square plug into a round hole” by attempting to “tack on” employability skills to a three-year academic degree, a college representative has said. Nick Davy, higher education policy manager at the Association of Colleges (AoC), argued that England instead needed a better developed vocational higher education system, including a … Continue reading
Apprenticeships and Internships in Europe / It is time to take a new approach argues Microsoft’s Afke Schaart
Developing high quality apprenticeships and internships are key to tackling Europe’s youth unemployment, argues Microsoft’s Afke Schaart. Six years on from the start of the economic crisis, unemployment remains stubbornly high in Europe. It\’s been well documented that Europe’s youth have borne the brunt of the downturn whether through lost job opportunities or serial unpaid … Continue reading
Apprenticeships in US / Can lead to good jobs
Instead of racking up debt while going to college, apprentices start earning money within their first year in the classroom Continue reading
BC Skills Gap / Only 18 per cent of employers with trades have apprentices
Difficulty finding a job for that valuable work experience is a challenge for many beginning tradespeople Continue reading
UK / Apprenticeship reforms ‘favour’ large employers, say the AELP
Government reforms of apprenticeship schemes in England and Wales are biased in favour of large employers at the expense of SMEs, according to the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Continue reading
Swedes in German Apprenticeship / Students will be offered German language training in Sweden
“One of our problems last year was not that many Swedish students speak German,” Maja Erlbacher, an advisor with the European Employment Agency (EURES) Continue reading
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