scholarly journals The Quality of apprenticeship training : conflicting interests of firms and apprentices

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Smits
Keyword(s):  
Apprenticeship Training ◽  
Conflicting Interests

Research on the practice of modern apprenticeship training from the perspective of competency

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092110032
Author(s):  
Wang Shuwei ◽  
Zhang Yong
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Apprenticeship Training ◽  
Work Meaning ◽  
Apprenticeship Education ◽  
The Relationship

Whether the apprentice is competent for the job and produces performance for the organization is the key index to test the quality of apprenticeship education. Based on competency theory, this paper investigates the influence of competency dimensions and work meaning on performance. Through the competency questionnaire analysis of 224 shop managers in apprentice project enterprises, it is found that: the part of the competency dimension of personality traits, motivation and values hidden in the iceberg model has a significant impact on performance through work meaning; the relationship between work values and work meaning of apprentices is stronger, and that the relationship between work motivation and work meaning of non-apprentices is stronger. Therefore, we should pay more attention to the cultivation of multiple values of apprenticeship, especially the significance of moral education. The results provide reference for upgrading the quality of talent training in Colleges, reconstructing talent training objectives and the practice of human resource management in enterprises.

The Demand and Supply of Parliamentary Policy Advocacy: Evidence from UK Health Policy, 1997–2005

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony M. Bertelli ◽  
Rachel M. Dolan
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Need For Care ◽  
Policy Area ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Regression Techniques ◽  
Conflicting Interests

AbstractFundamental to democratic politics is the quality of representation of constituents' interests by elected officials. This article statistically examines a case of substantive policy advocacy in Great Britain: the issues of wait times and health rationing by the National Health Service (NHS), salient throughout the Blair years. An increase in constituent need for care implies an increase in demand for parliamentary representation, yet representation will not necessarily be supplied, because legislators juggle conflicting interests. We measure representative action using parliamentary questions from 1997–2005. Party and parliamentary status and a set of indicators of the health of British citizens provide measures of political supply and constituent demand. Employing count-regression techniques, we find increased parliamentary questions as the proportion of individuals with some high health risks rises, but opposite results for other health risks. Evidence of political supply is much more consistent, suggesting that political careerism goes a long way towards explaining whether MPs table any questions at all in this policy area.

scholarly journals Kunnskapsbasert forvaltning og dilemmaer knyttet til usikkerhet

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-130
Author(s):  
Maiken Bjørkan ◽  
Kjellrun Hiis Hauge
Keyword(s):  
Value Conflicts ◽  
Stock Level ◽  
Farmed Salmon ◽  
The Core ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Salmon Lice ◽  
The Media ◽  
Conflicting Interests ◽  
Quality Of Research

Major value conflicts have been played out in the media about farmed salmon in Norway. One of the main controversies is whether salmon lice from aquaculture pens significantly affect the survival of wild salmon at stock level. Research related to this topic, which is key to knowledge-based management of aquaculture in Norway, has been criticized. The quality of this research has been claimed to be low and not applicable, and even claims of misconduct have been expressed. Besides conflicting interests, we argue that uncertainty is the core of the controversy. In this chapter we look at statements in selected texts from articles, reports and the media which can be linked to uncertainty and quality in research related to the effects of salmon lice. We discuss these statements in terms of qualitative aspects of uncertainty in knowledge. Further, we discuss the roles of these uncertainties in terms of selected principles within research ethics: in communication of uncertainty, the precautionary principle and quality of research.

Do works councils improve the quality of apprenticeship training? Evidence from German workplace data

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Benno Koch ◽  
Samuel Muehlemann ◽  
Harald Pfeifer
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
Apprenticeship Training ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Works Council ◽  
German Apprenticeship System

PurposeWorks councils have the legal right to participate in a firm’s training process and, where necessary, call for a replacement of training instructors. The purpose of this paper is to empirically test whether works councils are associated with a higher quality of apprenticeship training – or its inputs or outputs – in Germany.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use two representative cross-sectional surveys of German workplaces in 2007 and 2012/2013 that were conducted by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training in Germany. To account for selection on observables, the authors apply nearest neighbor matching models to estimate the extent to which works councils are associated with training quality.FindingsThe results shed light on the influence of works councils on the quality of apprenticeship training in Germany. Based on a quality model, the authors show that works councils are associated with a (moderately) higher output quality of apprenticeships, particularly with respect to the share of retained apprentices. However, the authors do not find empirical evidence for a positive association between works councils and input- and process-quality indicators.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the identification of causal effects due to the existence of works councils is difficult and cannot be fully addressed in the analysis, the authors can use a number of important control variables at the workplace level. The results suggest that a works council only plays a moderate role in enhancing the quality of the German apprenticeship system.Originality/valueThe authors provide the first direct empirical evidence of how the existence of a works council is associated with the input-, process- and outcome-quality measures of the German apprenticeship system.

The Quality of Apprenticeship Training

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Smits
Keyword(s):  
Apprenticeship Training

scholarly journals Argumentation-based negotiation

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
IYAD RAHWAN ◽  
SARVAPALI D. RAMCHURN ◽  
NICHOLAS R. JENNINGS ◽  
PETER McBURNEY ◽  
SIMON PARSONS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Agents ◽  
Exchange Potential ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Core ◽  
Negotiation Research ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Conflicting Interests

Negotiation is essential in settings where autonomous agents have conflicting interests and a desire to cooperate. For this reason, mechanisms in which agents exchange potential agreements according to various rules of interaction have become very popular in recent years as evident, for example, in the auction and mechanism design community. However, a growing body of research is now emerging which points out limitations in such mechanisms and advocates the idea that agents can increase the likelihood and quality of an agreement by exchanging arguments which influence each others' states. This community further argues that argument exchange is sometimes essential when various assumptions about agent rationality cannot be satisfied. To this end, in this article, we identify the main research motivations and ambitions behind work in the field. We then provide a conceptual framework through which we outline the core elements and features required by agents engaged in argumentation-based negotiation, as well as the environment that hosts these agents. For each of these elements, we survey and evaluate existing proposed techniques in the literature and highlight the major challenges that need to be addressed if argument-based negotiation research is to reach its full potential.

The Survival of Apprenticeship Training in Australia?

1994 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard F. Gospel
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Apprenticeship Training ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Long Time ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Over Time

This article examines the development of apprenticeship training in Australia over a long time perspective. The amount and quality of apprenticeship training have fluctuated over time, but until recently the proportion of apprentices in the workforce has held up better in Australia than in other English-speaking countries, though not as well as in the German-speaking and allied countries. The reasolls for the survival of apprenticeship are examined and an explanation is preferred in terms of the interaction between institutional supports and the requirements and capabilities of employers. At the present time the apprenticeship system is under pressure and stands at a crossroads as Australia moves towards more mixed training arrangements. However, the system remains strong and still has much to commend it.

scholarly journals CO-DETERMINATION AND APPRENTICESHIP IN SME: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON WORK COUNCILS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE QUALITY OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (21) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Christiane Eberhardt ◽  
Klaus Berger
Keyword(s):  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Apprenticeship Training ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
Euro Pean ◽  
Essential Contribution ◽  
A Company ◽  
And Training

Relevance. Training systems which are based on the principle of apprenticeship and involve the company as a central venue are gaining in significance in international terms. The fundamental recognition here is, “Apprenticeships as one successful form of work-based learning ease the transition from education and training to work, and evidence suggests that countries with a strong VET and apprenticeship system have lower levels of youth unemployment” (Euro-pean Commission, year of publication not stated).Aim: the purpose of the article is to prove that the competitiveness of companies on the market crucially depends on their skilled workers.Methods: іn methodological terms, we based our study on an industrial sociology case study approach.Results: іn our study we showed that the stakeholders at the companies forming the object of our investigations are working towards quality. If the high quality requirements of training are also to be realised at a company level, crucial significance needs to be attached to the central players within the company. In our case, these are the works councils.Conclusions: іn our study, we have shown that “good training” can be equated with the terms of “vocational proficiency” and “matching”. This combination, which aims both to impart employability skills and to facilitate inte-gration into the company, provides the bedrock which enables skilled workers to act autonomously and independently. Works councils bring their influence to bear if they believe that these principles are in jeopardy. This makes an essential contribution to integrating apprentices into a company in respect of skills and socialisation.

scholarly journals Conflicting interests: research, profits, information, health

2004 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. F01
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Sturloni ◽  
Nico Pitrelli
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Conflicting Interests

On 15 September 2001, thirteen major international journals, coordinated by the International Committee of Medical Journals Editors (ICMJE), published a joint editorial titled "Sponsorship, authorship, and accountability". Unfortunately, only four days from the tragedy of 9-11, there is no room in the media for other news. In the scientific world, however, the content of that editorial sets off an alarm: the conflict of interest undermines the objectivity of biomedical research and the credibility of international journals vouchsafeing the quality of that research. (Translated by Andrea Cavatorti, Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori, Trieste, Italy.)

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