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Inter‐Firm Training Co‐ordination in Britain

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  • Howard Gospel
  • Jim Foreman
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This paper examines employer co‐operation in the provision of training. Such collective action has a long history in Britain, but has varied over time in extent and strength. It exists in a strong form in the German‐speaking countries, where employers’ organizations and chambers of commerce are a fundamental part of the training system. On the basis of new data, we argue that this form of training is important in the UK and has a positive effect on the quantity and quality of training. Case studies are presented on several examples of collective action — a local chamber of commerce, an industry‐wide employers’ organization, a group training association, a network of firms in a large company’s supply chain and a local consortium of big employers. Although such forms of organization have much to commend them, in the UK coverage is uneven and stability is fragile.

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  • Howard Gospel & Jim Foreman, 2006. "Inter‐Firm Training Co‐ordination in Britain," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 44(2), pages 191-214, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:brjirl:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:191-214
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00494.x
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