Training for skill: an investigation into the problems of training for skill, particularly at the craft level, and an appraisal of the significance of the findings in relation to social and economic efficiency

This thesis is divided into two x>arts. Pert One describes an investigation which was conducted across the industrial belt of Scotland into the problems of industrial training, particularly at what is called the craft apprenticeship level, and gives the resultant findings* Part Two contains an historical account of the development of the apprenticeship system which is still important in British industry, reviews vocationing training practices in other countries, and considers the implications of the accumulated evidence in relation to the concept of training for skill