APPRENTICESHIP IN THE BRITISH 'TRAINING MARKET'.(apprenticeship)

From: National Institute Economic Review | Date: October 1, 2001| Author: Ryan, Paul; Unwin, Lorna | Copyright information

Paul Ryan [*]

Lorna Unwin [**]

British apprenticeship, now dependent on the Modern Apprenticeship programme, is compared in this paper to both German apprenticeship and its national predecessor, Youth Training. Modern Apprenticeship shares many of the attributes of Youth Training, and shows some improvement in terms of skills produced. However, British apprenticeship performs poorly, in terms of rates of qualification and completion, as well as in breadth and...

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