This encyclopaedia entry defines what an 'apprenticeship' is and briefly outlines the virtues of apprenticeship as a means of training and a way of enabling young people to make the transition from school to work. Two broad theoretical perspectives on employers' decisions about whether or not to...

This paper examines the duties, skills and training of the technicians who work in the various parts of UK industry that make use of composite materials. It examines how employers in the relevant industry strive to fill technician roles whose occupants must make, and /or use, composites, and...

This paper examines the duties, skills and training of the technicians who work in the UK space industry. It examines how employers in the industry strive to fill technician roles, and outlines some of the problems they face in trying to do so

This paper examines the duties, skills and training of the technicians who work in the UK chemical industry. It examines how employers in the industry strive to fill technician roles, and outlines some of the problems they face in trying to do so

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

This paper examines the duties, skills and training of the technicians who work in the UK aerospace industry. It examines how employers in the industry strive to fill technician roles, and outlines some of the problems they face in trying to do so

This paper examines the duties, skills and training of the technicians who work in industrial biotechnology in the UK. It examines how employers in industrial biotechnology strive to fill technician roles and outlines some of the problems they face in trying to do so, drawing conclusions for...