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Apprenticeship Training and Day Release in UK Engineering: Some Cross‐sectional Evidence
Author(s) -
Knight K. G.,
Latreille Paul L.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.1996.tb00654.x
Subject(s) - apprenticeship , training (meteorology) , cross sectional study , sample (material) , demographic economics , labour economics , business , operations management , engineering , economics , medicine , geography , chemistry , archaeology , pathology , chromatography , meteorology
Cross‐sectional evidence is presented on the determinants of the number of apprentices and employees on day release in a sample of UK engineering firms. Firm size, unionization, skill levels and turnover appear crucial for both measures of training.