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Cost-benefit paradigm of apprenticeship training: reviewing some existing literature

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Asghar, Waheed
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Shah, Iftkhar Hussain
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Akhtar, Naeem
International Journal of Training Research
Journal · Vol. 14 · Issue 1 · pp. 76-83
Abstract

The focus of this paper is ‘dual’ apprenticeship training, which involves both on-the-job and institutional training. Apprentices receive training both within the companies to which they are apprenticed and within state-run, vocational institutes. The cost of training under this system is mainly borne by the employer, which has given rise to debate around the cost-benefit for the employer. Although literature on apprenticeship training costs and benefits is available, it is fragmented and scattered. No single composition encompasses all the necessary constructs of this paradigm, which is the major objective of this paper. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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Apprenticeship training profitability stipend/wage supervisory and administrative costs

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Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), Punjab, Pakistan
Department of Research and Development, Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), Punjab, Pakistan
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Level 2, Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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