The paper provides an account of innovative financing mechanisms which have been adopted in many national training … systems. These mechanisms aim at correcting shortcomings of conventional training finance systems in order to better meet … labor market needs, improve both the quality and relevance of training provision and to contain training costs. Directions …

the German apprenticeship system that offers three-year professional training for the majority of school leavers … apprenticeships experienced the strongest negative effects. The reform aggravated the skills shortage in the economy. …

the German apprenticeship system that offers three-year professional training for the majority of school leavers … apprenticeships experienced the strongest negative effects. The reform aggravated the skills shortage in the economy. …

apprenticeship training is swallowed up by the processes required to account for it. This model deters employers and stifles the … many years to apprentice training, far too few young people benefit and not enough high value skills have been developed … apprenticeship to any employer who can give young people long-duration, high-quality training …