The Success of Apprenticeships

The Success of Apprenticeships

by Jean-Luc Cerdin, Jean-Marie Peretti
Released February 2020
Publisher(s): Wiley-ISTE
ISBN: 9781786304735

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Book description

Apprenticeships can offer apprentices, their teacher-tutors and business apprenticeship supervisors experiences that are rich in knowledge.

The Success of Apprenticeships presents the observations and opinions of 48 actors regarding apprenticeships. These testimonies recount how apprenticeships allowed them to improve their expertise, their professional practices and their organization skills. This book also examines how their interactions in the work/study process allowed them not only to develop the skills of apprentices, but also the skills of those who accompanied them – the teacher-tutors and the business apprenticeships supervisors.

The creation of an authentic community of apprentices subscribes to the formation of an ecosystem of learning, in which each individual harvests fruits in terms of the development of their personal abilities.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Foreword – ESSEC Business School: The Pioneering Spirit
  3. Foreword – Learning by Doing
  4. Introduction
  5. PART 1: The Challenges of Apprenticeships in the Training System
    1. 1 Apprenticeship Training: A Dedicated Educational Engineering
      1. 1.1. Introduction
      2. 1.2. Why propose an apprenticeship? Evidence, an ambition, a reasoned choice or an opportunistic behavior?
      3. 1.3. Validation of the apprentice’s acquisition of skills: know-how, soft skills and practical knowledge
      4. 1.4. The French model: economic balances and their complexity
      5. 1.5. The governance of an apprenticeship program: power issues?
    2. 2 Apprenticeships: The First Learning Experience
      1. 2.1. Introduction
      2. 2.2. The apprentice in the 70/20/10 apprenticeship model
      3. 2.3. Towards a permanent learning dynamic
      4. 2.4. From learning to the ability to act
      5. 2.5. Conclusion
      6. 2.6. References
    3. 3 Innovation at the Heart of the Company and Apprenticeship Methods
      1. 3.1. Introduction
      2. 3.2. An apprentice entrepreneur
      3. 3.3. A new product in a present but immature market
      4. 3.4. As a result, an innovative approach
      5. 3.5. Conclusion
      6. 3.6. References
    4. 4 The Leader-Entrepreneur in an Apprenticeship Position
      1. 4.1. Introduction
      2. 4.2. Realities of competence approaches in SMEs and VSEs
      3. 4.3. In SMEs and VSEs, apprenticeship along the way
      4. 4.4. Learning to manage competences by leaders-entrepreneurs: beyond individual skills
      5. 4.5. Conclusion
      6. 4.6. References
    5. 5 Reinventing the Promise of Work-linked Training… Or an Initiatory Journey Towards Agile Professionalism and Postural Learning
      1. 5.1. A study of the efficiency of French post-baccalaureate business schools
      2. 5.2. Methodology
      3. 5.3. Conclusion
      4. 5.4. References
    6. 6 Apprenticeships, a “Springboard” to Professional Integration?
      1. 6.1. Introduction
      2. 6.2. Work-linked training
      3. 6.3. Follow-up and role of the tutor or apprenticeship manager
      4. 6.4. Autonomy and confidence building?
      5. 6.5. Better professional integration
      6. 6.6. Managing the pace of the work-linked training
      7. 6.7. Conclusion
      8. 6.8. References
    7. 7 Reflexivity and Management Apprenticeships
      1. 7.1. Introduction
      2. 7.2. From reflexivity to reflexive manager?
      3. 7.3. Initial training: from a “classical” learning posture to a reflective posture
      4. 7.4. In continuous training: a pre-existing professional activity to facilitate the reflective process
      5. 7.5. APEL: strong reflexivity in the “being” dimension
      6. 7.6. References
  6. PART 2: Perspectives of Apprenticeship Actors
    1. 8 The Birth of Apprenticeships: A Marker of the Pioneering Spirit of ESSEC
      1. 8.1. Introduction
      2. 8.2. A favorable educational context
      3. 8.3. The genesis of the idea of apprenticeships and the results observed three months later
      4. 8.4. Monitoring and controlling the progress of apprentices
      5. 8.5. Conclusion
      6. 8.6. References
    2. 9 Cross-fertilization of Stakeholders’ Views on the Key Factors for the Success of an Apprenticeship Pathway
      1. 9.1. Introduction
      2. 9.2. Context
      3. 9.3. Conclusion
      4. 9.4. References
    3. 10 Beneficiaries of the Apprenticeship Process
      1. 10.1. Introduction
      2. 10.2. Benefits for the apprentice
      3. 10.3. Benefits for the company
      4. 10.4. Benefits for the CFA
      5. 10.5. Other beneficiaries
      6. 10.6. Conclusion
    4. 11 The Value of an Apprenticeship in Business School Training: The Apprentice’s Perspective
      1. 11.1. Introduction
      2. 11.2. Apprenticeship, an increasingly conscious and deliberate choice
      3. 11.3. The benefits of choosing an apprenticeship for Business School students
      4. 11.4. References
    5. 12 Reflections on “Apprenticeships”
      1. 12.1. Introduction
      2. 12.2. Apprenticeships: multiple realities
      3. 12.3. Apprenticeships in the higher education system
    6. 13 Apprenticeships at ESSEC: Practice
      1. 13.1. Introduction
      2. 13.2. Presentation of the apprenticeship system in the curriculum (MiM) of the ESSEC Business School
      3. 13.3. Students’ motivations for getting involved in the scheme
      4. 13.4. Organization over time
      5. 13.5. The geographical and intercultural dimension
      6. 13.6. The experience of trust in the professional environment
      7. 13.7. Challenges to consider
      8. 13.8. Conclusion
    7. 14 Sandwich Course Training in Higher Education in an Island Territory
      1. 14.1. Introduction
      2. 14.2. The system of sandwich course training at the University of Corsica, adapted to the context of an island economy
      3. 14.3. The conception of ministerial surveys on the follow-up of the professional integration of work-based students enrolled at the University of Corsica
      4. 14.4. Conclusion
    8. 15 Entrepreneurship Master’s Degrees in a Business School: What Added Value for the Company?
      1. 15.1. Introduction
      2. 15.2. Entrepreneurial culture in Business Schools: the case of EM Strasbourg
      3. 15.3. The apprentice in post-graduate entrepreneurship as a “strategic relay” within the company
      4. 15.4. Apprenticeships, a lever for developing the company’s dynamic capabilities
      5. 15.5. Conclusion
      6. 15.6. References
  7. PART 3: Elsewhere in the World
    1. 16 German Dual Training through Apprenticeships: An Exportable Model?
      1. 16.1. Introduction
      2. 16.2. Main features of dual German learning
      3. 16.3. Conditions for the success of the dual German training model
      4. 16.4. Conclusion
      5. 16.5. References
    2. 17 Apprenticeships in England
      1. 17.1. Introduction
      2. 17.2. The apprenticeship system in England
      3. 17.3. The evolution of apprenticeship numbers
      4. 17.4. What is the value of an apprenticeship?
      5. 17.5. Conclusion
      6. 17.6. References
    3. 18 Beyond Meeting the Needs of the Economy, Reconnecting Work and Values: The Indian Apprenticeship Experience
      1. 18.1. Apprenticeships to help industrialization
      2. 18.2. Apprenticeships for development and culture
      3. 18.3. Reform training policies and better response to needs
      4. 18.4. Population and youth: an opportunity and a challenge
      5. 18.5. The implementation of the apprenticeship system
      6. 18.6. Some concrete examples
    4. 19 Apprenticeship Management in Africa: The Case of Madagascar
      1. 19.1. Introduction
      2. 19.2. Higher education in management sciences in Madagascar
      3. 19.3. Legal framework: apprenticeship in Madagascar on the basis of the French model
      4. 19.4. What added value does an apprenticeship with continuous management training bring?
      5. 19.5. Conclusion
      6. 19.6. References
    5. 20 Training African Managers and Combating the “Brain Drain”
      1. 20.1. Introduction
      2. 20.2. DGC Congo, first experience of apprenticeship through school-enterprise work experience
      3. 20.3. Apprenticeships and competitiveness: the example of the DRC
      4. 20.4. References
    6. 21 Japanese Style Learning: Learning-by-doing in Japan, a Concept Still New to Management
      1. 21.1. Defining apprenticeships
      2. 21.2. Internships in a company in Japan
      3. 21.3. Analysis of the situation in Japan
      4. 21.4. Conclusion
    7. 22 The Chinese Apprenticeship Model: The Spirit of Craftsmanship
      1. 22.1. A historical overview
      2. 22.2. Cultural elements: morality and the profession
      3. 22.3. Modern apprenticeships in China: a reform towards a formal system initiated by the government
      4. 22.4. Implications for France
      5. 22.5. References
  8. PART 4: Perspectives on Apprenticeships
    1. 23 Apprenticeship Reform: An Asset for Renewing Our Social Model
      1. 23.1. Introduction
      2. 23.2. Conditions for facilitating access to apprenticeships
      3. 23.3. Securing the apprentice’s career path to reduce contract breaches
      4. 23.4. Conclusion
      5. 23.5. References
    2. 24 Thinking About an Ecology of Learning, from People to the Organization
      1. 24.1. Introduction
      2. 24.2. Six keys to developing learning as an evolution of people’s behavior
      3. 24.3. A facilitating environment and a learning organization: the example of the insurance sector
      4. 24.4. Conclusion
      5. 24.5. References
    3. 25 Apprenticeships: Conversation as a Lever
      1. 25.1. Introduction
      2. 25.2. Overrated talent
      3. 25.3. Mission contract and feedback
      4. 25.4. Projection outside the scope of the current field experience
      5. 25.5. Conclusion
      6. 25.6. References
    4. 26 Paradigm Shift: All Learners
      1. 26.1. Introduction
      2. 26.2. Escaping narrow rationalism
      3. 26.3. The immensity of the cyberspace of knowledge
      4. 26.4. A new way of thinking
      5. 26.5. Developing critical thinking skills
      6. 26.6. Solving problems
      7. 26.7. References
    5. 27 Job Quality: A Challenge for the Effectiveness of Higher Education Apprenticeships
      1. 27.1. Introduction
      2. 27.2. Job quality: a multidimensional concept
      3. 27.3. Job quality: a real expectation of apprentices
      4. 27.4. Quality of employment: which strategic choices do companies make?
      5. 27.5. Conclusion
      6. 27.6. References
    6. 28 All Apprentices: A Necessity
      1. 28.1. Introduction
      2. 28.2. The challenges of the learning curve: the structural ambivalence of competencies
      3. 28.3. The vital nature of the integration by all of a learning position
      4. 28.4. Conclusion
    7. 29 Research on Apprenticeships
      1. 29.1. Introduction
      2. 29.2. First theme: understanding apprenticeships
      3. 29.3. Second theme: the effects of apprenticeships
      4. 29.4. Third theme: apprenticeships as part of CSR
      5. 29.5. Fourth theme: apprenticeships in an international context
      6. 29.6. Conclusion
      7. 29.7. References
  9. List of Authors
  10. Index
  11. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: The Success of Apprenticeships
  • Author(s): Jean-Luc Cerdin, Jean-Marie Peretti
  • Release date: February 2020
  • Publisher(s): Wiley-ISTE
  • ISBN: 9781786304735