Completing an apprenticeship has been shown to be critical to an individual’s future employment, earnings and career development when compared with apprentices who do not complete. International research, notably in England, Australia and Germany, has identified factors specific to the apprentice, employer and training provision that are associated with a higher chance of completion. However, to date, there has been no comparable research in Scotland, which operates its own distinct and well‐established apprenticeship system. Based on the factors identified in other countries, logistic regression was conducted on records of apprenticeship leavers in Scotland, covering the period from 2007 to 2015. Data for a total of 78,952 leavers were analysed, consisting of 59,737 completers and 19,215 non‐completers. It was found that women are more likely to complete an apprenticeship than men, while those from deprived areas are less likely to complete. Apprentices employed by a large employer, those receiving training from public sector organizations and those studying for selected technical subjects are more likely to complete, as are apprentices living in an area with a high local unemployment rate. The paper considers the reasons why some apprentices are more likely to complete than others and discusses the implications for apprenticeship policy in Scotland and beyond.

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影响苏格兰现代学徒制完成的因素

与未完成的学徒相比，完成学徒对个人未来的就业，收入和职业发展至关重要。国际研究，特别是在英格兰，澳大利亚和德国的研究，已经确定了与学徒，雇主和培训提供有关的特定因素，这些因素与完成工作的机会较高相关。但是，迄今为止，苏格兰尚无可比的研究，该苏格兰拥有自己独特而完善的学徒制。根据其他国家/地区发现的因素，对苏格兰学徒离校者的记录进行了Logistic回归，涵盖2007年至2015年。分析了总计78,952名离校者的数据，其中包括59,737名完成者和19,215名未完成者。研究发现，与男性相比，女性更容易完成学徒制，而贫困地区的女性则不太可能完成学徒。大型雇主雇用的学徒，接受公共部门组织培训的人员以及针对特定技术课程学习的学徒，以及生活在当地失业率高的地区的学徒，都更有可能完成工作。本文考虑了为什么有些学徒比其他学徒更容易完成的原因，并讨论了苏格兰及其他地区对学徒政策的影响。生活在当地失业率高的地区的学徒也是如此。本文考虑了为什么有些学徒比其他学徒更容易完成的原因，并讨论了苏格兰及其他地区对学徒政策的影响。生活在当地失业率高的地区的学徒也是如此。本文考虑了为什么有些学徒比其他学徒更容易完成的原因，并讨论了苏格兰及其他地区对学徒政策的影响。