there are rare references to professional training in mesopotamian sources mainly because this used to be done in the family, from father to son. nevertheless, there are some 35 apprenticeship contracts from the neo-babylonian period which open a unique window to the social, legal and economic aspects of professional training. the present article edits and translates 3 such apprenticeship contr...

The research presented in this paper uses apprenticeship learning via inverse reinforcement learning to ascertain a reward function in a musical context. The learning agent then used this reward function to generate new melodies using reinforcement learning. Reinforcement learning is a type of unsupervised machine learning where rewards are used to guide an agent’s learning. These rewards are u...

In this work we further the investigation into the functioning of the Maghribi Traders Coalition – a historically significant traders collective that operated along the North African coast between the 10th and 13th centuries. They acted as a closed group whose interactions were governed by informal institutions (i.e. norms). Historical accounts point to an apprenticeship system that was in forc...

This paper uses recent data from the UK Labour Force Survey to estimate the wage gains that individuals make on average if they complete an apprenticeship programme. The results suggest gains of around 5-7% for men, but no benefit for women. Further analysis extends the results by considering the returns by age group, by qualification obtained, by highest prior qualification and by industrial s...

Imitation is the ability to recognize and reproduce others’ actions – By extension, imitation learning is a means of learning and developing new skills from observing these skills performed by another agent. Imitation learning as applied to robots is a technique to reduce the complexity of search spaces for learning. When observing either good or bad examples, one can reduce the search for a po...

Apprenticeship in London was the concern of both livery company and city institutions. In this article, we connect evidence about petitions submitted by apprentices to Lord Mayor’s Court for early discharge from their indentures with entries recording apprenticeship freedom surviving records Goldsmiths’ Company. Each contains a distinct set complementary information London. By positioning appea...

Degree apprenticeships in the UK represent a shift approach to degree-level study. As model matures, it is important hear perspectives of apprentices. Using Q methodology, study aims identify different apprentices’ viewpoints apprenticeship, exploring aspects belonging, support, challenges and views learning experience. Thirty-five second-year computing apprentices at university participated Ce...

This paper aims to stimulate debate and prompt further research regarding the training, development Higher Education (HE) of aspiring adventure professionals (AP's). The design draws on 10 years observations trends within HE outdoor degree teaching sector, in tandem with authors' own extensive professional careers. Initial findings indicate role significance Professional Judgement Decision Maki...

Crosscultural studies of cognitive development preceded studies of cultural leaming. The former studies made an implicit assumption that culture is external whereas development is internal. Bruner’s cultural psychology (1990) and Tomasello, Kruger, and Ratner’s cultural learning (1993) assume, by contrast, that culture is inside the individual, that human beings are intrinsically social and pri...