geoff.fieldsend@blueyonder.co.uk

Geoff Fieldsend

Apprenticeships and learning at work: The power of the old, the power of the new……

The Power of the Old

The Power of the New

Apprenticeships and ‘Apprenticeships-Lite’

Apprenticeships A formal training programme Recruited to a job with training

(employee status) Training in the workplace and an

educational establishment Explicit legally binding contract Awarded a certificate to work in a

specific occupation or group of occupations

Tightly regulated and often backed by legislation .

Social partner (collective employer bodies and trade unions) involvement

Mutually beneficial to employer and apprentice

Traineeships/Internships/Pre-apprenticeships etc Work placement an element in VET

programmes But temporary and fairly short Lead to formal qualifications And can lead to an apprenticeship proper But less likely to follow a defined learning

programme or outcomes More heterogenous:

– For unemployed young people; or– An mainly education based programme – Or poorly paid ‘internships’ for the better off

Part of the strengthening of employer dimension to VET

And becoming more the norm Employer benefits variable

Success factors around the world

“Get the quality right, then your ability to sell, or your ability to earn money, or whatever, will follow naturally.”

Thanks!

The Richard Review: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-richard-review-of-apprenticeships

ILO Review: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public

European Commission (success factors): http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/vocational-policy/doc/alliance/apprentice-trainee-success-factors_en.pdf