Involvement of Companies
Companies constitute the core of apprenticeship systems, as the major part of an apprentice’ training occurs in a company supported by apprenticeship training agreements and in-company trainers. Apprenticeship companies typically have to be approved as training and learning venue to ensure that they live up to specific standards in terms of learning as well as work and salary conditions. At times companies can be so specialised so that they cannot cover all the learning outcomes. In some systems two or more companies may in that case jointly offer an apprentice place.
Involvement of Companies in Austria
Companies are involved from the definition of new qualification requirements to the development of individual training regulations. The Economic Chamber draws on relevant expert knowledge and involves company representatives in all its operative tasks.
Involvement of Companies in Denmark
Companies are represented by employers’ organisations at all levels of the Danish VET system, from the national level to the local level in college boards etc. Companies play a crucial role in the VET system because two thirds of the training in most VET programmes takes place in a company. The involvement of companies providing the work-based training as part of the dual training for apprentices requires close cooperation with the college, which is vital to the function of vocational training in a dual VET system.
Involvement of Companies in Germany
It is the decision of a company to offer training places. Once they make this decision, they have to comply with the regulations of the Vocational Training Act. There are various measures and initiatives to support companies in their training engagement.
Involvement of Companies in Luxembourg
The companies are responsible for the in-company training of apprentices. The companies are not directly involved in the process of elaborating the VET legislative framework and vocational standards, although they are closely involved in elaborating the training curricula for each trade or profession as members of the curricular working groups.
Involvement of Companies in Switzerland
The involvement of the private sector is crucial for the functioning of the Swiss VPET system. On institutional level the Employers’ umbrella associations “Schweizerischer Arbeitgeberverband” and “ Schweizerischer Gewerbeverband as well as particular branch-specific trade/industry associations represent the aggregated interests of companies. Since they all form – alike the social partners – part of the non-public professional organisations in the public-private partnership (PPP) of vocational and professional education and training (VPET), they also participate systematically at all VPET policy- making processes concerning legislative issues and the development of vocational standards.
They are invited to participate at all VPET conferences, relevant commissions and working groups (Federal Commission for Vocational and Professional Education and Training FCVPET, National High-Level Conference on Vocational and Professional Education and Training, Associated Partner Conference, Autumn Conference etc.). Since there are many different branch-specific trade/industry associations, they might participate on a rotation principle(f.ex. at the FCVPET).