nach oben

Erschienen in:

2020 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Developing a Best Practice Framework for Degree Apprenticeships in Civil Engineering: Initial Findings

verfasst von : Josie Rothera

Erschienen in: Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Einloggen

Aktivieren Sie unsere intelligente Suche, um passende Fachinhalte oder Patente zu finden.

search-config

KI-gestützte Suche

Aus

Abstract

A research project is being undertaken to identify a delivery framework for managing, and successfully completing a degree apprenticeship in civil engineering. The research will investigate challenges, barriers and best practice experienced by the Employer, the Apprenticeship Training Provider (ATP) and the Apprentice: the tripartite stakeholders. Patterns of challenges, barriers and best practice will illustrate promising points of intervention to develop evidence to inform a supporting framework. As the Civil Engineering and Civil Engineering (Site Management) degree apprenticeship standards were approved for delivery in 2017, the first candidates for the End Point Assessment (EPA) are expected to be presented around January 2020. This means that research based specifically on degree apprenticeships in civil engineering is in its infancy and current performance data and insights are scarce.

This paper outlines initial research carried out with Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and students around their initial experiences with the scheme. The research adopts a phenomological methodology to understand the perceived significance of the apprenticeships from the SME experience, and reviews results from a questionnaire provided to degree apprenticeship students.

Initial findings are presented, and a review of the methodology is discussed around appropriateness, accuracy and validity of those data retrieved. This is then applied to time-bound considerations in relation to the main body of research and future investigations. Thus, the research parameters of the next phase of the research are identified and discussed.

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Springer Professional "Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 390 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 340 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Vorheriges Kapitel Who Are the ‘Middle Actors’ in Sustainable Construction and What Do They Need to Know?

Nächstes Kapitel User Satisfaction of a Green Star-Rated Literary Museum in South Africa

Andrews, S. (2019). Is the apprenticeship Levy killing apprenticeships? [Online]. London. Retrieved June 28, 2019 from https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/deliver/training/is-the-apprenticeship-levy-killing-apprenticeships

ARCADIS. (2017). Arcadis Talent Scale. The real extent of Britain’s construction labour crisis.

Bergin, T. (2018). An introduction to data analysis: Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.

Bornasal, F., Brown, S., Perova-Mello, N., & Beddoes, K. (2018). Conceptual growth in engineering practice. Journal of Engineering Education, 107, 318–348.CrossRef

Burke, J. (2018). Levy budget bust: Government agency warns of imminent apprenticeship over-spend [Online]. London. Retrieved June 28, 2019 from https://feweek.co.uk/2018/12/03/levy-budget-bust-government-agency-warns-of-imminent-apprenticeship-over-spend/

Burnes, B., & Cooke, B. (2013). Kurt Lewin's field theory: A review and re-evaluation. International Journal of Management Reviews, 15, 408–425.

Charmaz, K. (2005). Grounded theory in the 21st century. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

CIPD. (2016). Over-skilled and underused. Investigating the untapped potential of UK skills [Online]. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Retrieved May 8, 2019 from https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/over-skilled-and-underused-investigating-the-untapped-potential-of-uk-skills_tcm18-48001.pdf

CITB. (2018). Construction Skills Network: 2019–2023.

City & Guilds. (2019). The languishing Levy pot: Accessing unspent apprenticeship funds [Online]. City & Guilds. Retrieved June 28, 2019 from https://www.cityandguilds.com/news/march-2019/the-languishing-levy-pot-accessing-unspent-apprenticeship-funds

Construction Leadership Council. (2018). Skills workstream: 2018 Strategy and action plan. London: BEIS.

Crabtree, B. F., & Miller, W. L. (1999). Doing qualitative research. London: SAGE Publications.

Creswell, J. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Devault, G. (2019). Establishing trustworthiness in qualitative research [Online]. The Balance Small Business. Retrieved July 2, 2019 from https://www.thebalancesmb.com/establishing-trustworthiness-in-qualitative-research-2297042

Ellis, J. (2006). All inclusive benchmarking. Journal of Nursing Management, 14, 377–383.CrossRef

ESFA. (2019). Apprenticeship funding: How it works [Online]. London. Retrieved June 28, 2019 from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy-how-it-will-work/apprenticeship-levy-how-it-will-work

Farmer, M. (2016). Modernise or die—Farmer review.

Frimpong, S., & Dansoh, A. (2013). A phenomenological study of private homebuilders’ perceptions on the employment of professional services C3. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, ARCOM 2013 (pp. 425–433).

Gabriel, D. (2013). Inductive and deductive approaches to research [Online]. Retrieved June 19, 2019 from https://deborahgabriel.com/2013/03/17/inductive-and-deductive-approaches-to-research/

Galea, N., Loosemore, M., Powell, A., & Chappell, L. (2014). Gender equity in construction professions: A new institutionalist perspective (pp. 1111–1119).

Gill, L., White, L., & Cameron, I. D. (2011). Service co-creation in community-based aged healthcare. Managing Service Quality: An International Journal, 21, 152–177.CrossRef

Giorgi, A. (2008). Difficulties encountered in the application of the phenomenological method in the social sciences. Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, 8, 1–9.CrossRef

Gray, D. (2013). Chapter 17: Ethnography and participant observation.

Guba, E. G., & Lincoln, Y. S. (1994). Competing paradigms in qualitative research. In N. K. Senzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

HAYS. (2018). The Hays global skills index.

HM Government. (2017). Industrial strategy building a Britain fit for the future [Online]. London: Crown copyright. Retrieved May 8, 2019 from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664563/industrial-strategy-white-paper-web-ready-version.pdf

IFA. (2019). Forming a Trailblazer Group [Online]. London. Retrieved July 1, 2019 from https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/developing-new-apprenticeships/forming-a-trailblazer-group/

INFO ENTREPRENEURS. (2019). Best practice [Online]. Retrieved July 7, 2019 from https://www.infoentrepreneurs.org/en/guides/best-practice/

Infrastructure and Project Authority. (2018). Analysis of the National infrastructure and construction pipeline. IPA.

Isaacs, E. (2012). The value of rapid ethnography.

Lavrakas, P. J. (2008). Encyclopedia of survey research methods [Online]. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Retrieved June 12, 2019 from https://methods.sagepub.com/reference/encyclopedia-of-survey-research-methods

Leitch, S. (2006). Prosperity for all in the global economy—World class skills. London: HM Treasury.

Lowndes, V., & Wilson, D. (2003). Balancing revisability and robustness? A new institutionalist perspective on local government modernization. Public Administration, 81, 275–298.CrossRef

McAleenan, C., & McAleenan, P. (2017). Critical theory: Understanding the impact language has on workers’ safety and health.

Morgan, D. L. (1997). Focus groups as qualitative research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.CrossRef

Patton, E. & Appelbaum, S. (2003). The case for case studies in management research. Management Research News, 26(5), 60–71.

Pink, S., Tutt, D., Dainty, A., & Gibb, A. (2010). Ethnographic methodologies for construction research: Knowing, practice and interventions. Building Research and Information, 38, 647–659.CrossRef

Powell, A. (2019). Apprenticeships and skills policy in England. London House of Commons Library.

Richard, D. (2012). The Richard review of apprenticeships. London: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Smiley, J.-P., Dainty, A., & Fernie, S. 2013. Analysing the discourses surrounding change and reform in the construction sector: The need for a marriage between critical theory and a socio-historical cultural perspective.

Suresh, S., Olayinka, R., Chinyio, E., & Renukappa, S. (2017). Impact of knowledge management on construction projects. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 170, 27–43.

The Apprenticeship Guide. (2019). What is an apprenticeship? [Online]. London. Retrieved July 1, 2019 from http://www.apprenticeshipguide.co.uk/what-is-an-apprenticeship-2/

Tutt, D., Pink, S., Dainty, A. R. J., & Gibb, A. (2013). Building networks to work: An ethnographic study of informal routes into the UK construction industry and pathways for migrant up-skilling. Construction Management and Economics, 31, 1025–1037.CrossRef

UKCES. (2015). Employers skills survey 2015. UKCES.

Universities UK. (2014). Forging futures: Building higher-level skills through university and employer collaboration.

Titel: Developing a Best Practice Framework for Degree Apprenticeships in Civil Engineering: Initial Findings
verfasst von: Josie Rothera
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-44380-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-44381-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44381-8_16

Springer Professional

Abstract

Bitte loggen Sie sich ein, um Zugang zu Ihrer Lizenz zu erhalten.

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Springer Professional "Technik"

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"