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Five Years of the Modern Apprenticeship Initiative: An Assessment against Continental European Models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2020

Hilary Steedman
Hilary Steedman*
Affiliation:
Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Abstract

Government has promised that Britain will build a vocational route based on apprenticeship to match that found in the rest of Europe. However, judged on the first five years of Modern Apprenticeship, every important aspect of apprenticeship in Britain will need to be strengthened and improved if the government's aspirations are to be realised.

‘Beyond compulsory school age, we are determined to build a coherent and high-quality vocational education and training system that is the envy of the world.’ [Opportunity and Skills in the Knowledge-Driven Economy, a final statement on the work of the National Skills Task Force from the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, 2001.]

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Research Article
Information
National Institute Economic Review , Volume 178 , October 2001 , pp. 75 - 87
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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