Evaluation study of the National Apprenticeship Assistance Scheme

The National Apprenticeship Assistance Scheme (NAAS) was introduced in January 1973 in response to growing concern about the adequacy of the apprenticeship system to meet national needs for skilled tradesmen. The scheme consists of a range of measures intended to increase and strengthen apprenticeship training. Its principal feature is a subsidy to eligible employers for first year apprentices and it is mainly through this means that the scheme aims to increase the number of apprentices in training. For this reason it was decided that the first phase of the evaluation of the NAAS would...  [+] Show more

The National Apprenticeship Assistance Scheme (NAAS) was introduced in January 1973 in response to growing concern about the adequacy of the apprenticeship system to meet national needs for skilled tradesmen. The scheme consists of a range of measures intended to increase and strengthen apprenticeship training. Its principal feature is a subsidy to eligible employers for first year apprentices and it is mainly through this means that the scheme aims to increase the number of apprentices in training. For this reason it was decided that the first phase of the evaluation of the NAAS would concentrate on this aspect which is known as the Employer Incentive Subsidy (EIS). Another reason for concentrating initially on this aspect is that the EIS constitutes a major share of total NAAS expenditure.

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