Skilled labour shortage: a qualitative study of Ghana’s training and apprenticeship system

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Skilled labour shortage: a qualitative study of Ghana’s training and apprenticeship system

The impacts of training and apprenticeship education towards building high-level technical and vocational skills that support human capital development and attracting foreign direct investment are being reshaped by global competition. This article draws on human capital theory to report on a qualita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Dayaram, Kandy, Ayentimi, Desmond, Burgess, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2018
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67371

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