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Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News The software giant has launched an apprenticeship scheme for 16- to 19-year-olds to gain vocational IT support skills and ultimately help tackle businesses' tech skills shortages in the West Midlands. [23 Jul 2008]
Vodafone boosts apprenticeship scheme
News Mobile giant Vodafone has committed to boosting its involvement in an apprenticeship scheme to help young people gain qualifications while learning on the job. Robinson told silicon.com Big Red has been running... [25 Feb 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Generation X
Comment I had served and profited from my apprenticeship. Their apprenticeship is so very different. Written in a Florida hotel and dispatched via a free but shaky wi-fi service Human generations have mastered... [29 Oct 2007]
Training Organisation Increases Efficiency for Mobile Assessors
White Paper Dimensions Training Solutions offers government-funded hairdresser training and apprenticeship programmes to 14-to-25 year olds in the United Kingdom. Dimensions Training Solution needed to: increase the efficiency of... [16 Apr 2007]
BT to recruit unbundling army
News Claiming it is the "largest apprenticeship drive in the UK telecoms industry at the moment", BT is offering "unrivalled opportunities for training and development" for keen applicants who enjoy "helping people and... [06 Nov 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Hardware hackers are back
Comment This was my apprenticeship for life, the time I gained my green-fingered-ness that was to stand me in good stead for the rest of my life. Written while flying from Heathrow to Aberdeen and dispatched from Inverness via a... [16 Nov 2005]
Illustrative Practices: Apprenticeship Training in Canada
White Paper This paper lists a variety of approaches various apprenticeship stakeholders are undertaking in order to address particular apprenticeship barriers and encourage participation in... [22 Jun 2005]
Apprenticeship Summit 2004: "Building on Commitments" - CAF-FCA Conference Summary
White Paper The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum - Forum canadien sur l'apprentissage (CAF-FCA) is a multi-partite organization including representatives of business, labour, the Interprovincial Alliance of... [22 Jun 2005]
Accessing and Completing Apprenticeship Training in Canada: Perceptions of Barriers
White Paper While perceptions of barriers exist, substantial work is currently being undertaken within the apprenticeship community to address them. The consultative process will be aimed at engaging the... [22 Jun 2005]
Making It Work!: On-the-Job Training in Apprenticeship
White Paper The purpose of this paper is to help make on-the-job training in apprenticeship successful for all involved. Surveys were distributed by the provincial directors of apprenticeship, industry associations,... [22 Jun 2005]
Accessing and Completing Apprenticeship Training in Canada: A Report on Consultations
White Paper Between April 2004 and January 2005, CAF-FCA undertook a comprehensive consultation process with the apprenticeship community to present the report's findings and solicit feedback from stakeholders. In most cases,... [22 Jun 2005]
Why Apprenticeship Makes Good Business Sense
White Paper Between 1991 and 2001, the number of people working in skilled trade occupations dropped by 3.8%. According to the Conference Board of Canada, within the next decades, Canada could experience a shortage of one million skilled workers,... [22 Jun 2005]
Promoting Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship Project: Phase I Report Summary
White Paper There are a variety of contributing factors to the skills shortage, including: a high number of expected retirements; a high proportion of individuals entering the workforce who lack sufficient essential skills and other "job ready"... [22 Jun 2005]
Accessing and Completing Apprenticeship Training in Canada
White Paper The CAF-FCA Board of Directors notes that, while a substantial amount of research and analysis on barriers to industry training and apprenticeship has taken place in the past two decades, a comprehensive research project... [22 Jun 2005]
Regional Consultations: Alberta - Summary of Key Findings
White Paper A comprehensive regional consultation was undertaken by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum - Forum canadien sur l'apprentissage (CAF-FCA) and Skills/Competence Canada (SCC) as part of the joint Skilled Trades Promotion... [22 Jun 2005]
