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Inter‐Firm Training Co‐ordination in Britain
Author(s) -
Gospel Howard,
Foreman Jim
Publication year - 2006
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.1467-8543.2006.00494.x
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , german , action (physics) , quality (philosophy) , business , ordination , collective action , control (management) , industrial organization , marketing , economics , management , political science , law , computer science , philosophy , physics , archaeology , epistemology , quantum mechanics , politics , meteorology , history , machine learning
This paper examines employer co‐operation in the provision of training. Such collective action has a long history in Britain, but has varied over time in extent and strength. It exists in a strong form in the German‐speaking countries, where employers’ organizations and chambers of commerce are a fundamental part of the training system. On the basis of new data, we argue that this form of training is important in the UK and has a positive effect on the quantity and quality of training. Case studies are presented on several examples of collective action — a local chamber of commerce, an industry‐wide employers’ organization, a group training association, a network of firms in a large company’s supply chain and a local consortium of big employers. Although such forms of organization have much to commend them, in the UK coverage is uneven and stability is fragile.