Apprenticeship: enquiry into its adequacy under modern conditions/by Kate Liepmann ;forword by H. D. Dickinson

IN recent years, Apprenticeship has become a matter of general concern. Evidence of this can be seen in the appointment, in
1956, of the Carr Committee and in the interest aroused by the Committee's Report Training for Skill-Recruitment and Training
of Young Workers in Industry (1958). The Carr Report and the discussion centred on it not only show the importance of the
subject but also indicate the need for independent and detailed research in this field. Several recent books have greatly
increased our knowledge of apprenticeship conditions; but the problems involved are so many-sided and complex that an additional study of the apprenticeship system needs no apology. Because certain features of apprenticeship are changing
continuously and rapidly, it is inevitable that in a study of this kind some of the facts should be out of date by the time of publication. However, since the fundamental factors do not change so quickly, the general conclusions of the investigation
should retain their validity.