In Sweden, apprenticeship isn’t working as well as the government would hope, according to the National Agency for Education (Skolverket). That’s why the government presented, on November 5, a bill on recruiting apprentices in secondary education. The point is to make training more appealing, possibly by allowing apprentices to be covered by employees’ advantages via a new contract, the “gymnasielärlingsanställning” (recruitment for secondary-education apprentices). (Ref. 130720)
Grounds for a new status. This new contract to recruit secondary education apprentices is part of a broader plan to revive apprenticeship, which is lacking credibility. Indeed, according to the latest report by the National Agency for Education (Skolverket), nearly 50 percent of students quit apprenticeship since the summer 2011 – 40 percent quit in their first year. Poor quality, lack of follow-up, poor support from employers’ organizations are some of the reasons that can explain why the s
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