Rediscovering apprenticeship: research findings of the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP)

The rediscovery of the value of apprenticeships has been one of the most significant trends in vocational education in recent years. In this volume, the renewed interest in the apprenticeship tradition and the various steps towards the implementation of innovative apprenticeship programs are analysed and discussed from different perspectives. The beginning chapters describe recent developments in apprenticeship training in different national contexts. The remainder of the book analyses the way in which both the quality and profitability of apprenticeship act in concert as the most...  [+] Show more

The rediscovery of the value of apprenticeships has been one of the most significant trends in vocational education in recent years. In this volume, the renewed interest in the apprenticeship tradition and the various steps towards the implementation of innovative apprenticeship programs are analysed and discussed from different perspectives. The beginning chapters describe recent developments in apprenticeship training in different national contexts. The remainder of the book analyses the way in which both the quality and profitability of apprenticeship act in concert as the most influential drivers of innovation in this field.

The chapters are as follows: Introduction: rediscovering apprenticeship / Felix Rauner and Erica Smith; Competence development through workplace learning: the case of the French vocational baccalaureat / Benedicte Gendron; The transition from vocational education and training to higher education in the German-speaking countries / Peter Schlogl; Plural administration in dual systems in selected European countries / Felix Rauner, Wolfgang Wittig and Ludger Deitmer; Creating the social foundations for apprenticeship in Ireland / Barry Nyhan; Italian apprenticeship reform: impact from national and regional perspectives / Sandra D’Agostino, Elmo De Angelis and Ludger Deitmer; Towards innovative apprenticeship: the evaluation of the development of integrated regional VET centres in Hungary / Magdolna Benke; The distinct nature of work-based VET in England: a reflection of employer interests? / Michaela Brockmann, Linda Clarke and Christopher Winch; We need them, they need us: work-based learning programmes for young people in the Mediterranean region / Richard Sweet and Helmut Zelloth; We’re here to help: agencies dealing with apprenticeships in Australia / Erica Smith; Apprenticeship in the United States: patterns of governance and recent developments / Robert I. Lerman; Comparing two cases of training practice: implications for trainers’ professional development / Philipp Grollmann; Facilitating learners’ motivation and competence development in the workplace: the UK context / Natasha Kersh and Karen Evans; Coaching and collaborative work based learning in Dutch VET: the ‘TEAMstages’ project / Jeroen Onstenk; Costs, benefits and quality of apprenticeships: a regional case study / Felix Rauner and Lars Heinemann in collaboration with Dorothea Piening and Rainer Bischoff.

Individual chapters are indexed from TD/TNC 101.306 to TD/TNC 101.319.