This paper examines the duties, skills and training of the technicians who work in the UK university science and engineering departments. It examines how universities fill technician roles, and outlines some of the problems they face in trying to do so

We consider the prospects for apprenticeship in British retailing, in terms of the contribution of apprenticeship to intermediate skills and the contribution of large employers to the Advanced Apprenticeship (AA) programme. Evidence is taken from interviews with training and HR managers from 17...