TY - GEN
T1 - FACTORS INFLUENCING BUILT ENVIRONMENT APPRENTICESHIP COMPLETION RATES
T2 - 38th Annual ARCOM Conference, ARCOM 2022
AU - McMahon, Elma
AU - Spillane, John P.
AU - Bradley, James G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2022 - 38th Annual Conference, Proceedings. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - There has been a surge in public interest in apprenticeships in Ireland, because of increased awareness, political support, increased state funding and a new 2021 Apprenticeship Action Plan. In Ireland, there are 62 apprenticeships available, involving over 8,000 employers and 24,000 apprentices. However, non-completion can be costly for both employers and program administrators, as well as proving difficult for the apprentice. The aim of this research is to undertake a systematic literature review to identify 1) Where is apprenticeship completion research taking place? and 2) What factors influence the completion of apprenticeship programmes? The research method investigates findings from twenty-four articles published between January 2000 and December 2021. The investigation concludes that the reasons for completion fall into three main categories: apprentice related issues, curriculum and programme quality and employer issues. Overall, the findings will help to contextualise why apprentices do not complete their apprenticeship and determine if this might be applicable to Ireland. While only two papers were found during the systematic literature review pertaining to Ireland, the key contribution of this research is to apply the international findings with the intention of increasing built environment apprenticeship completion in this country.
AB - There has been a surge in public interest in apprenticeships in Ireland, because of increased awareness, political support, increased state funding and a new 2021 Apprenticeship Action Plan. In Ireland, there are 62 apprenticeships available, involving over 8,000 employers and 24,000 apprentices. However, non-completion can be costly for both employers and program administrators, as well as proving difficult for the apprentice. The aim of this research is to undertake a systematic literature review to identify 1) Where is apprenticeship completion research taking place? and 2) What factors influence the completion of apprenticeship programmes? The research method investigates findings from twenty-four articles published between January 2000 and December 2021. The investigation concludes that the reasons for completion fall into three main categories: apprentice related issues, curriculum and programme quality and employer issues. Overall, the findings will help to contextualise why apprentices do not complete their apprenticeship and determine if this might be applicable to Ireland. While only two papers were found during the systematic literature review pertaining to Ireland, the key contribution of this research is to apply the international findings with the intention of increasing built environment apprenticeship completion in this country.
KW - apprentice
KW - education
KW - systematic review
KW - training
KW - vocational
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105024936527
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105024936527
T3 - Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2022 - 38th Annual Conference, Proceedings
SP - 521
EP - 530
BT - Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2022 - 38th Annual Conference, Proceedings
A2 - Tutesigensi, Apollo
A2 - Neilson, Christopher J.
PB - Association of Researchers in Construction Management
Y2 - 5 September 2022 through 7 September 2022
ER -