This document is the joint effort of experts and is based on the contributions of ILO/Cinterfor as well as other experts from Latin America and the Caribbean, and the rest of the world. Quality apprenticeships help match the demand for skills with those on offer in labour markets and education and training systems. The design, implementation and evaluation of quality apprenticeship systems require collective efforts from governments and their various agencies, social partners such as employers’ associations and unions, as well as from training providers.
ILO/Cinterfor promotes “Quality Apprenticeship” as a priority, not only because it helps young people to move on towards decent jobs, but also because it helps companies to find the workers they need while improving productivity and competitiveness. As a centre for education and vocational training in LAC, Cinterfor undertakes to advise its member institutions on policy issues related to quality apprenticeship in the region, as well as to provide technical assistance for quality apprenticeship capacity-building in countries, regions and industries. Increasingly, governments and social partners in LAC are approaching ILO/Cinterfor in their search for advice on designing quality apprenticeship systems and programmes. They view Cinterfor as a knowledge centre that will help them to apply the latest research findings on quality apprenticeship and to implement agreed principles on quality apprenticeship good practices in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Resource available: Quality Apprenticeship. A Practical Perspective for Latin America and the Caribbean