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ERIC Number: EJ525956
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The British Experience with Youth Apprenticeships.
Cappelli, Peter
Phi Delta Kappan, v77 n10 p679-81 Jun 1996
Like the United States, Great Britain has had problems with school-to-work transitions. Britain's experience with the Youth Training Scheme shows that youth apprenticeship programs can be created almost immediately if the right incentives are offered. The challenge is meshing higher-level job skills and standards with employers' quest for entry-level applicants. (MLH)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Job Skills, Labor Market, Noncollege Bound Students, Standards, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; United States; Youth Training Scheme