... Purpose The purpose was to compare the net costs and post-apprenticeship benefits of providing apprenticeship training in Austria and Switzerland: two countries with many similarities but also critical institutional differences. Design/methodology/approach The authors looked at detailed...

... Purpose – Examines the factors that have helped the Kwik Fit apprenticeship scheme to top honors in the latest Ofsted inspection. Design/methodology/approach – Provides details of the apprenticeship scheme and contains an interview with someone who has completed it successfully...

...Simon Barnes Purpose – Describes the advantages that technology company Dinamiks gains from its apprenticeship program. Design/methodology/approach – Gives the managing director’s viewpoint of the benefits of apprenticeships to a small company. Findings – Reveals that apprentices have...

... Purpose – Considers the new Trailblazer apprenticeships being offered by Barclays and Santander. Design/methodology/approach – Examines the reasons for the programs and the results they are expected to achieve. Findings – Explains that the three-year Trailblazer qualification enables...

... Purpose – Describe how KPMG in the UK has expanded its school-leaver and apprenticeship schemes to give more young people the chance to experience working life in the areas of auditing, taxation and business advice. Design/methodology/approach – Explains the reasons for the programs...

... Purpose – This study aims to observe how apprentices are helping a UK hotel to attract young people keen to forge their careers in the hospitality business. Design/methodology/approach – The study outlines the reasons for the hotel’s apprenticeship policy, the form it takes and the results...

... Purpose – This paper aims to examine the advantages that two firms – Days Contract Hire and Keir Construction – gain from regularly taking on apprentices. Design/methodology/approach – Describes how the apprenticeship programs work at the two companies and the support that apprentices...

... Purpose This paper aims to chart the origins and workings of two award‐winning schemes at HSBC – its work‐experience scheme and its apprenticeship program. Design/methodology/approach It details the reasons for the schemes, the form they take and the successes they have achieved...

... Purpose This article aims to examine the reasons for the success of the Honda (UK) apprenticeship program. Design/methodology/approach The importance to the program's success of Honda's parallel curriculum is highlighted along with a personal‐development program containing up...

.... Its apprenticeships last between 12 and 18 months, or longer in some cases, for people between 16 and 24. Industrial placements of around one year are open to university students. And Tulip's graduate‐recruitment scheme is a two‐year program for recent university graduates. The company's...

... Purpose The paper aims to detail how UK automotive‐repair group Nationwide is reforming its apprenticeships to improve the retention rates of trainees during and after the program. Design/methodology/approach The paper explains the reasons for the changes, the form they will take...

... ranks and provide a pool of people who may eventually reach senior positions in the business. Practical implications Explains that Wolseley UK decided to develop an apprenticeship program during the economic downturn as part of its preparations for the future, believing that high‐quality...

... Purpose This article seeks to describe apprenticeship training for butchers and bakers at UK supermarket Morrisons, and a skill‐improvement program for 500 recruits at the supermarket's Woodhead Brothers meat‐processing subsidiary, both of which were winners in the latest National Training...

...), the division turned over £32 million and had around 30 staff; 22 of which were revenue generating. Recruitment Talent Academies Apprenticeships Small to medium‐sized enterprises United Kingdom Absolutely. The thing about The Apprentice is, having been through all of the tasks...

... Purpose Describes an award‐winning apprenticeship scheme at UK fabrication‐machining firm TIS Cumbria. Design/methodology/approach Explains the reasons for the scheme, the way in which it has been implemented and the results it has achieved. Findings Reveals...

... Purpose This paper aims to describe how more young people are being attracted into the hospitality industry through apprenticeship training launched by the De Vere Group. Design/methodology/approach Explains the reasons for setting up the De Vere Academy, the types and styles...

... Purpose Describes an award‐winning engineering‐apprenticeship program at Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd, Lincoln, UK. Design/methodology/approach Outlines the reasons for the program, the form it takes and the advantages it has brought. Findings Reveals...

... Purpose Describes an award‐winning apprenticeship scheme at UK civil‐engineering company BAM Nuttall. Design/methodology/approach Explains the background to the scheme, the form it takes and the results it has achieved. Findings Details the scheme's mixture...

... Purpose Describes how an advanced‐apprenticeship scheme developed by the Bank of New York Mellon and the National Skills Academy for Financial Services (NSAFS) is offering a fast track to career success and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Explains the origins...

... maintenance technicians are awarded a level 2 NVQ in performing engineering operations, a VRQ (Vocational Related Qualification) advanced diploma in engineering and technology or a level 3 NVQ in engineering maintenance. Apprenticeships Maintenance Automotive industry Lean production To confirm...