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Apprenticeship
UK / Record number in apprenticeships, but participation dips in under 19 age group
A record number of people – nearly 860,000 – were taking part in an apprenticeship in 2012/13, new figures show Continue reading
UK / 40,000 jobs available in admin
Over the next five years 600,000 people will be needed to fill existing roles as employees move on or retire. Getting into the sector is straightforward, whatever your age or background. Continue reading
UK Apprentices / Nearly a third not paid the legal minimum wage in 2012
Nearly a third of apprentices were not paid the legal minimum wage in 2012, according to information published by the department for Business, Innovation and Skills this afternoon Continue reading
Apprenticeship in UK / Labour calls time on the level 2
A report says: “to protect the apprenticeship brand, level 2 training should be renamed as a traineeship or similar Continue reading
UK / For a Commitment to the Apprenticeship Revolution
Demand for graduate jobs out-strips supply. The abundance of degrees from poorly regarded institutions serves only to inflate the price of tuition for those that university really is for: individuals who are academically talented and that want to fulfill their potential, regardless of their background or ability to pay Continue reading
UK / 54 pc of young people ‘would choose an apprenticeship’
Fifty-four per cent of young people in the UK would opt to undertake an apprenticeship if one were available to them, new research has claimed Continue reading
US / Building trades need training programs, not more immigrants writes William P. Hite
To meet future demand, we need to strengthen our training programs that prepare American workers for the jobs of tomorrow writes William P. Hite Continue reading
Germany’s Dual System / Just one-third school-leavers each year go to university
Just one-third of German school-leavers each year go to university; the other two-thirds enter the dual trainee programs Continue reading
Apprenticeship in the US / Work and learn at the same time
Many people work and learn at the same time In the US. But in addition to getting a paycheck, apprentices like Schmitt are also getting a career boost: their on-the-job experience and technical instruction are part of a formal program to help them master an occupation Continue reading
Angela Merkel on Youth Unemployment / Preaching the merits of Germany’s dual system
In interview with the Guardian, chancellor promotes merits of Germany’s dual system of schooling and work experience, and says she regrets impact of eurozone crisis on young people Continue reading
Europe Summit / Youth unemployment / Is a guarantee of a job, training or apprenticeship enough ?
While the EU agreed in April to re-target 6 billion euro to offer a “guarantee” of a job, training or apprenticeship within four months of someone becoming unemployed or leaving formal education, many think the measure alone isn’t sufficient enough Continue reading
Apprenticeship / Leads to substantially lower unemployment rates research finds
How to best prepare non-college bound youth for the labor market? asks Matthias Parey in Vocational Schooling versus Apprenticeship Training — Evidence from Vacancy Data on cep.lse.ac.uk (Adapted chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor to follow). Different approaches compete in this field, including firm-based apprenticeships, full-time vocational schooling, and on-the-job learning. Little is known about how effective these … Continue reading
Canada / Total registrations in apprenticeship training programs across Canada declined in 2011
Total registrations in apprenticeship training programs across Canada declined 1.0% from the previous year to 426,283 in 2011. This was the first decline since 2008. Training programs received 97,605 new registrations in 2011, up 5.4% from 2010 but down from the 9.1% advance posted a year earlier. (This includes those individuals who were reinstated in 2011 after a year or more of absence.) Although new registrations have been increasing … Continue reading
UK / Apprenticeships attract 11 applications per vacancy which are at a record level
A record 11 applications are being made for each apprenticeship vacancy in the UK, the latest official data suggests. Almost 370,000 applications were submitted between February and April, while 32,600 vacancies were advertised in the same period. But competition was as high as 17 per place in the arts, media and ICT. The National Apprenticeship … Continue reading
Austria / Apprenticeship Program faces with a deficit of new apprentices
Austria is facing a 17-year decline in the number of 15-year-olds that began in 2007 and won’t turn upward until 2024, according to government data. Faced with a deficit of new apprentices, the country’s labor ministry last month allowed asylum-seekers under age 25 to enter trade apprenticeships. In addition, a growing number of apprentices begin … Continue reading
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