The German apprenticeship system after unification

The vocational training system is an important factor within the German institutionalframework. Its high output of skilled and well-educated employees provides a basis for Germanys export success and innovation. In the last few years, however,growing concern has been expressed about the viability of the German model. Globalization, the appearance of new forms of work organization and a rapid growthin net training costs are increasingly seen as a challenge. These factors together withthe impacts of the transfer of the apprenticeship training to East Germany arediscussed, the attractiveness of the system to school-leavers as well as foremployers is analyzed and proposals for reform are developed. -- Das duale System führt zu einer umfassenden beruflichen Ausbildung für die Mehrheit der Schulabgänger und stellt daher einen bedeutenden Faktor derinstitutionellen Rahmenbedingungen für die deutsche Wirtschaft dar. Die intensiveAusbildung der Beschäftigten bildet eine Basis für die Herstellung hochwertiger Güter, die zu Exporterfolgen der Wirtschaft führen und die Innovationserfolge derUnternehmen stützen. In den letzten Jahren werden jedoch Bedenken laut, ob dasdeutsche Modell überlebensfähig ist. Die Globalisierung der Unternehmen, neue Formen der Arbeitsorganisation, der Anstieg der Nettoausbildungskosten und dieRezession lassen Zweifel an der Attraktivität des dualen Systems für dieUnternehmen, aber auch für die Schulabgänger auftreten. In dieser Studie werden Gründe für den Ausbildungsrückgang untersucht, die Ausbildungssituation in Ostdeutschland betrachtet und Vorschläge für eine Reform der Berufsausbildungentwickelt

Report to the Low Pay Commission on the impact of the national minimum wage on the hairdressing sector

This report was commissioned by the Low Pay Commission in order to explore the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on the hairdressing sector. The research was undertaken by a team from the University of Greenwich (the Greenwich team). It was conducted in partnership with the National Hairdressers' Federation (NHF), the Hairdressing Employers' Association (HEA) and the Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA) who assisted with information about salons

The Education and Training of Artisans for the Informal Sector in Tanzania

Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,

The German apprenticeship system after unification

"Das duale System führt zu einer umfassenden beruflichen Ausbildung für die Mehrheit der Schulabgänger und stellt daher einen bedeutenden Faktor der institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen für die deutsche Wirtschaft dar. Die intensive Ausbildung der Beschäftigten bildet eine Basis für die Herstellung hochwertiger Güter, die zu Exporterfolgen der Wirtschaft führen und die Innovationserfolge der Unternehmen stützen. In den letzten Jahren werden jedoch Bedenken laut, ob das 'deutsche Modell' überlebensfähig ist. Die Globalisierung der Unternehmen, neue Formen der Arbeitsorganisation, der Anstieg der Nettoausbildungskosten und die Rezession lassen Zweifel an der Attraktivität des dualen Systems für die Unternehmen, aber auch für die Schulabgänger auftreten. In dieser Studie werden Gründe für den Ausbildungsrückgang untersucht, die Ausbildungssituation in Ostdeutschland betrachtet und Vorschläge für eine Reform der Berufsausbildung entwickelt." (Autorenreferat)"The vocational training system is an important factor within the German institutional framework. Its high output of skilled and well-educated employees provides a basis for Germanys export success and innovation. In the last few years, however, growing concern has been expressed about the viability of the German mode . Globalization, the appearance of new forms of work organization and a rapid growth in net training costs are increasingly seen as a challenge. These factors together with the impacts of the transfer of the apprenticeship training to East Germany are discussed, the attractiveness of the system to school-leavers as well as for employers is analyzed and proposals for reform are developed." (author's abstract

Inservice training in Zimbabwe: an analysis of the relations amongst education and training, industry and state

An Occasional Paper on In-Service training in Zimbabwe.To a greater extent than many other industrialising countries, Zimbabwe has sought to ensure that externally funded research and study be pursued in ways that relate directly to their own development concerns. If a study is worth permitting, then it should seek as far as possible to address itself to priorities that are consistent with national needs and interests. This implies that if a study is in some measure to serve these needs, there must be a process of renegotiation with the authorities so that the research agenda can be localised. An essential result of this process of localisation must be a reporting back both to the policy community and to the research community during the course of the study. In the case of this present research, this reporting took two forms. At the end of the first three weeks of work, during July 1987, a seminar on results was arranged at the Zimbabwe Institute for Development Studies (ZIDS), and copies of the preliminary paper were provided to the Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Education. At the end of the second short trip of two weeks in July 1988, two seminars were arranged. One involved key training directors and training experts from the private sector, including several of the largest enterprises in Zimbabwe. The second was a meeting organised by the University of Zimbabwe’s Faculty of Education, to which the Ministry of Higher Education had invited a number of its senior personnel concerned with the area of in-service education and training

Vocational Education and Training in Tanzania and Zimbabwe in the Context of Economic Reform

Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,