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Apprenticeship in Canada: An Increasingly Viable Pathway?

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  • Morley Gunderson
  • Harry Krashinsky

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The authors argue that apprenticeships have proven to be a viable way to improve the skills and wages of workers. But there are also substantial obstacles to an improved system in Canada that can be addressed by appropriate policies. They carefully present both the beneficial and the troubling side of the apprenticeship equation. They are optimistic that the system can be made to work better.

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  • Morley Gunderson & Harry Krashinsky, 2016. "Apprenticeship in Canada: An Increasingly Viable Pathway?," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(5), pages 405-421, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:59:y:2016:i:5:p:405-421
    DOI: 10.1080/05775132.2016.1226095
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    1. Andrew Sharpe & Jean-François Arsenault & Simon Lapointe, 2008. "Apprenticeship Issues and Challenges Facing Canadian Manufacturing Industries," CSLS Research Reports 2008-02, Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
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