The Quality of Apprenticeship Training

Smits, Wendy

doi:10.1080/09645290600777543

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“…But on its own such training may be too narrow to meet the interests of students (Cornford and Gunn, 1998;Kilpatrick, Hamilton and Falk, 2001;Smits, 2006). Even if a firm has an interest in providing high quality training, their interest may differ from those of students (Smits, 2006). According to the classical economic argument, in a perfect market firms have no incentives to provide transferable skills, as employees might then move to another company and the company that provided the training will not benefit from it.…”

Section: Clear Standards Help Improve the Quality Of Trainingmentioning

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“…Companies will be tempted to offer training that immediately increases their productivity. But on its own such training may be too narrow to meet the interests of students (Cornford and Gunn, 1998;Kilpatrick, Hamilton and Falk, 2001;Smits, 2006). Even if a firm has an interest in providing high quality training, their interest may differ from those of students (Smits, 2006).…”

Section: Clear Standards Help Improve the Quality Of Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research from Norway (Askilden and Øivind, 2005) and the Netherlands (Smits, 2006) suggests that firms that train to substitute apprentices for workers tend to use trainees as a cheaper substitute for unskilled workers. Smits (2006) also found that the quality of training is better in firms that train to meet their future needs of qualified labour. Evidence from Switzerland (Dionisius et al, 2008) challenges this, showing that quality standards can ensure that apprentices receive high quality training, while being productive.…”

Section: Box 23 What Can Employers Gain From Workplace Training?mentioning

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Section: Clear Standards Help Improve the Quality Of Trainingmentioning

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“…training to meet a future need of qualified labour). Some evidence suggests that firms training for substitution reasons are less likely to provide good quality training (Askilden and Øivind, 2005;Smits, 2006) and/or more likely to use trainees as cheap unskilled labour. Conversely in Switzerland Dionisius et al (2008) show that firms manage to pay off the costs of training during the training period by allocating students to productive tasks and using apprentices in skilled jobs.…”

Section: Why Quality Standards In Workplace Training Are Importantmentioning

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“…Some firms may see training just as a way increasing their productivity (Cornford and Gunn, 1998;Kilpatrick, Hamilton and Falk, 2001;Smits, 2006). While workplace training should yield benefits to employers so that they have an incentive to offer training places, it should not be so firm-specific that it inhibits future professional mobility.…”

Section: Ensuring Quality In Workplace Training Is a Challenge -In Pamentioning

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The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 31 democracies work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront of efforts to understand and to help governments respond to new developments and concerns, such as corporate governance, the information economy and the challenges of an ageing population. The Organisation provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies.The OECD member countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Commission of the European Communities takes part in the work of the OECD. This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary -General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and the arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Org anisation or of the governments of its member countries. © OECD 2010No translation of this document may be made without written permission. Applications should be sent to rights@oecd.org. ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe review of Austria took place in May and October 2009. The OECD is grateful to the national co-ordinator Reinhard Nöbauer, for his work in providing information and advice and organising the visits and the members of the Austrian steering group who supported our work throughout. We would also like to thank the many people in different parts of the country who, during our visits, gave their time to welcome us at their schools and other institutions and answered our questions. We are grateful to Svenja Petersen who provided valuable analytical contributions to the review. Summary: Strengths, Challenges and RecommendationsThis review of vocational education and training (VET) in Austria is part of "Learning for Jobs", the OECD policy study of VET, a programme of analytical work and individual country reviews designed to help countries make their VET systems more responsive to labour market needs. The review of Austria assesses the main challenges faced by the VET system and presents an interconnected package of six policy recommendations. Each recommendation is described in terms of the challenge, the recommendation itself, supporting arguments, and issues of implementation. Strengths of the Austrian VET system• The dual system has many commendable features, with well-structured apprenticeships that integrate learning in schools and workplace training.• Youth unemployment rates are low and the transition from education to first employment is smooth by international standards.• Social partner involvement at all levels, in VET policy design and delivery, is strong, with effective co-operation between different s...

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The Quality of Apprenticeship Training

Cited by 30 publications

References 18 publications

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Belgium Flanders 2010

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Belgium Flanders 2010

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Chile 2009

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training

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