The learnership model of workplace training and its effective management: lessons learnt from a Southern African case study
| Autor: | Theresa-Anne Davies, Fiona Farquharson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Vocational Education & Training. 56:181-203 |
| ISSN: | 1747-5090 1363-6820 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13636820400200253 |
| Popis: | Since 1998, the ‘Learnership’ model of workplace training has been promoted in South Africa as a creative vehicle for addressing high unemployment rates and a serious skills shortage. This is achieved through fast-tracking the acquisition of skills and increasing a learner's chances of employment. However, because learnerships are a recent innovation, the body of applied knowledge is small. This article aims to contribute to what is known through examining a series of pilot projects, implemented between 1997 and 2001 in KwaZulu-Natal. A key finding concerns how learnerships are managed: the effective delivery of a learnership programme and of its outcomes requires the involvement of key stakeholders from the outset, role clarity and a carefully structured and monitored process of implementation. Using a case study approach, this article situates learnerships within the context of workplace training; explores four key lessons learnt and presents a proposed model of effective learnership management. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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