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Youth Apprenticeship in Britain: Lessons for the United States
Author(s) -
CAPPELLI PETER
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-232x.1996.tb00392.x
Subject(s) - apprenticeship , incentive , work (physics) , youth work , school to work transition , public relations , political science , business , economic growth , vocational education , economics , engineering , market economy , geography , mechanical engineering , archaeology
Britain's effort to introduce youth apprenticeships over the past decade offers important general lessons about the role of employers in school‐to‐work initiatives. In particular, the incentives facing employers work against efforts to provide skills training. Alternative arrangements for such programs are suggested that create incentives for employers to improve the skills of youth apprentices.