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Understanding differences between apprenticeship programmes in Europe: towards a new conceptual framework for the changing notion of apprenticeship

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Markowitsch, Jörg
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Wittig, Wolfgang
Journal of Vocational Education and Training
Journal · Vol. 74 · Issue 4 · pp. 597-618
Abstract

Comparative studies on ‘apprenticeships’ in Europe increasingly cover a variety of programmes previously not considered under this heading. The paper explores the potential of a new, combined cultural-historical and functional classification of apprenticeships on the basis of their underpinning training logic. Four main logics are discussed which categorise apprenticeships according to their key purpose and the responsibilities with regard to content, organisation and financing. It is argued that the typology can serve as an explanatory framework for ongoing changes in apprenticeship approaches and may be used for the identification of similarities and common challenges. © 2020 The Vocational Aspect of Education Ltd.

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Apprenticeships typology comparison training logic

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3s, Vienna, Austria
Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Nurnberg, Germany
Funding & Acknowledgements
Universität Zürich, UZH
This article is partly based on research conducted under contract with Cedefop (cf. Cedefop 2018). The findings are used by permission. The authors wish to thank Philipp Gonon (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and Philipp Grollmann (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Germany) for their helpful comments on an earlier draft of this article.
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