Industrial Training in Canada: An International Perspective

Abstract

In the following description and comparison of the nature, role, content and economic importance of industrial‐type training across a number of industrialised countries, an attempt is made to relate empirical material on industrial training available from a number of international and national organisations to a unifying theoretical framework. The latter is not only justified as an analytical prerequisite for international comparisons but should provide us also with a more proper perspective in evaluating our own present situation of industrial training in Canada. The article will, therefore, proceed as follows: the next section develops a theoretical framework for the analysis and inter‐country comparison of industrial training, then we provide an overview of the nature and extent of industrial training in a number of industrialised countries and finally we discuss relevant implications for training policies in Canada.

Citation

Weiermair, K. (1982), "Industrial Training in Canada: An International Perspective", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 32-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb013913