A Major Obstacle to the Implementation of an Apprenticeship Program

question 58

Multiple Choice

A major obstacle to the implementation of an apprenticeship program that even Germany has not overcome is

• A) ensuring cooperation between schools and businesses in order to provide students with a satisfactory experience.
• B) overcoming the reluctance of employers to assume responsibility for vocational training.
• C) the tendency to assign males and females to traditional, gender-typed placements.
• D) preventing low-SES youths from being concentrated in the lowest-skilled apprenticeship placements.

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