Apprenticeships are the core track of Swiss educational system at upper-secondary level, made possible by fact that many firms voluntarily provide appropriate training positions. However, firms’ provision differs substantively between language-cultural regions within Switzerland. This feature apprenticeship is hard to explain using conventional explanations firm-provided training. In this paper...

This article presents a new analysis of the distribution apprenticeships brokered by London Foundling Hospital, England’s pre-eminent charitable foundation in eighteenth century for orphaned and abandoned children. It explores similarities differences between charity apprenticeship parish systems supplying pauper children’s labour during critical first phase English Industrial Revolution, withi...

Abstract Collective skill formation builds on a long tradition of cooperation between state actors, unions, and employer associations. As such, it can be considered strongly path‐dependent, which also refers to deeply institutionalized arrangements reconciling economic social objectives across public private actors. Yet, given structural changes in the economy crises training market, dual appre...

The aim of this study is to describe and analyse how municipal adult education (MAE) in Sweden enacted at the intersection course organisation, student selection content. For analysis, data consist a nationwide survey sent Swedish municipalities, interviews with school leaders from 20 municipalities in-depth six municipalities. findings show that supply MAE courses clearly governed by policies ...

This study explores the lived experience of apprentices on a degree-level programme and their perceptions how elements apprenticeship that aren’t components traditional degree – i.e. off-the-job training impact learner journey. article undertakes thematic analysis following qualitative interviews with eleven apprentices, who are early-career academic professionals nearing end apprenticeships. K...

This article discusses the concept of legal construction notary candidate apprenticeship within framework rechtsidee (law ideals). demonstrates that so called rechtidee has always focused on three ideals, namely certainty, justice, and benefit. With regards to apprenticeship, it is argued, however, these ideals are not sufficient. Most studies have forgotten another basic ideal, education princ...

Young people now must compete in a global, knowledge-based, innovation-centered economy; they must acquire not just academic knowledge, but also character attributes such as intrinsic motivation, persistence, and flexibility. To accomplish these ambitious goals, the National Research Council (2012) of the United States recommends the use of “deeper learning” classroom strategies. These include ...

Allied dental healthcare providers have been an integral part of the dental team since the turn of the 19th century. Like dental education, allied dental education's history includes a transition from apprenticeships and proprietary school settings to dental schools and community and technical colleges. There are currently 258 dental assisting programs, 255 dental hygiene programs, and 28 denta...

A community based survey was undertaken to assess the work record of patients with epilepsy in an area of high unemployment. One hundred and thirty seven epileptic patients were identified from a population of 23,837 persons of employable age registered with three urban group practices in North East England. The unemployment rate for economically active patients with epilepsy was 46% compared w...

Medical education in Hong Kong began with the inauguration of the College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887. Although training in western medicine for Chinese had been started half a century earlier in the mainland of China, with a few exceptions, much of it was in the form of apprenticeships without a formal course of study, such that by the end of the 19th century medical education in China was...