Completed project · 2012
Fostering Apprenticeship in India
The expert study “Fostering Apprenticeship in India” takes as its starting point the experiences of selected VET systems from countries such as the USA, Germany, France, the UK, Canada and Turkey. The central question was whether the vocational education practice of these countries offers starting points for the (further) development of Indian vocational training.
So far, approaches to in-company and practice-oriented training are underdeveloped in India. There are many informal training relationships, but rarely dual or similar arrangements. The study, led by Prof. Erica Smith (University of Ballarat, Australia) and with the participation of the ITB (L. Deitmer, B. Roy, A. Saniter), based its recommendations and design guidance on relevant country studies and a systematic comparative analysis. This made use of a wealth of important impact factors for developing a practice-oriented VET system. In a sub-study, the industrial-cultural framework conditions of India were also examined (see the India study by B. Roy). The results of the study will shortly be published under the title “Towards a model apprenticeship framework for India: A comparative analysis of different national apprenticeship systems”.