... training in the United States can be illustrated by Siemens, the German electronics giant. Vocational training usually is for three to three‐and‐a half years. As a rule apprentices work three days per week in the company, and spend two days per week in the vocational school. In Germany...

...Catherine Fletcher A comparison of state‐regulated provision of continuing vocational training in France with the voluntarist British model highlights Britain′s poor record in the 1980s and 1990s. The widespread well‐financed training culture in France contrasts with piecemeal provision in Britain...

...Dave Simmonds Vocational Training in Europe and the effectiveness of the European Social Fund are examined and recommendations made for ensuring that funds allocated to the UK by continental partners in the EC are wisely prioritised in channelling them into the necessary training areas...