...Tanja Buch; Annekatrin Niebuhr Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether labour market entry via temporary work has any (persistent) effects on labour market outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Using unique data on several cohorts of graduates from the German apprenticeship...

...‐year panel, the within‐firm retention rate, defined as the average proportion of apprentices staying in a company in relation to all apprenticeship graduates of a company over several years, was analyzed. The within‐firm retention rate is used to identify these companies' training strategies...

... apprentices and their attrition and retention rates vary with individual, training program, and occupational characteristics. Design/methodology/approach An individual‐level dataset from the US Department of Labor is used to estimate econometrically women's representation in apprenticeship programs...

... in vocational training. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Training Further education Apprenticeships Technical training Vocational training Countries exhibit a wide variation in their emphasis on vocational education, vocational school models, and participation in vocational...

...Helmut Hofer; Christine Lietz In Austria, the apprenticeship system provides all citizens, including the less able among them, with a training option. Based on social security data, this article examines earnings and the stability of the occupational career of young workers with an apprenticeship...

... analysis shows that the level of skill apprentices gain is the main explanation for the relatively low supply of apprenticeships in German business service enterprises. In The Netherlands, the option to hire skilled employees from full‐time schools instead of training apprentices seems to be crucial...

.... The traditional apprenticeship bargain. Until the present century, apprenticeship in one form or another was the usual means of entering those occupations which demanded extended initial training. In many countries it still is, either because it has retained popular support as a social institution or because...

... structures which have been developed in different countries. Concludes that there is no single institutional arrangement which is optimal but that countries performing best internationally seem to be those which take the potential for failure most seriously. Apprenticeships Economy Education...

... per cent of all TAFE attendees in May 1990 were in this category). Moreover,participation in TAFE by 15‐19 and 20‐24 year olds is almost 11 and 8 per cent, respectively. These figures include those currently in apprenticeships as well as those on the ATS. TAFE/technical college participation rates...