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AATP tracer study report: Final


Date posted:

2022/11/01

Publication year:

2012

Corporate author/s:

Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority (MerSETA)

Output-type:

research report

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pdf

The merSETA AATP programme is about pacing and structuring the development of competent apprentices over a period of two to three years. Apprentices entering the programme had to have higher entry qualifications than the normal four-year apprenticeship, and the structure of exposure to the curriculum is highly regulated, structured and monitored. Employers had to have an apprentice intake of 10 or more candidates and enough qualified artisans to mentor these apprentices to participate in project (a ratio of one qualified artisan to two apprentices). Underhill Corporate Solutions (UCS) was commissioned by merSETA to conduct an AATP tracer study. The purpose of this assignment was to provide as much information as possible regarding the activities of apprentices after passing their trade test, including the employment status and expectations of apprentices who have qualified on the AATP management platform. Tracer studies are designed to determine whether or not a programme is achieving its mission and help demonstrate its impact and this is best seen by the achievements of the qualified apprentices (herein referred to as artisans).

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