Engineering Training for Young People: The Decline of Initial Training for Engineering and the Prospects for Revival

Within the context of the decline in the numbers of young people entering engineering training in recent years, with the many and complex causes ranging from demographic realities to social attitudes, reviews some of the policy (and other) changes which have influenced engineering (and other) traini...

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Published in:Education & training (London) 1993-01, Vol.35 (1), p.11
Main Author: Millington, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Education
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeships
Colleges & universities
Continuing education
Education Courses
Educational Quality
Employers
Engineering
Higher education
Industrial Training
Job Training
National Standards
National vocational qualifications
Nontraditional Education
Numbers
Occupational choice
Off the Job Training
On the Job Training
Paraprofessional Personnel
Personal development
Qualifications
Released Time
Trainees
Training
Union Members
Union membership
Vocational education
Young Adults
Young people
Younger workers
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Summary:Within the context of the decline in the numbers of young people entering engineering training in recent years, with the many and complex causes ranging from demographic realities to social attitudes, reviews some of the policy (and other) changes which have influenced engineering (and other) training during the period of decline. The hope that better times are now possible, although by default rather than by design, emerges. Statistics are avoided but the context is indicated by the numbers of those at the earliest certificated stage of training in engineering over recent years.
ISSN:0040-0912
1758-6127
DOI:10.1108/00400919310024584