Definition

Diverse set of practices ranging from brief periods allowing a learner to observe a workplace to structured long-term apprenticeships leading to a qualification, for instance:

• job shadowing: short periods of time – typically days – in which a pupil or student ‘shadows’ a worker to learn about his job. It often involves younger students and serves the purpose of career exploration;
• internship: short period of time – typically weeks or months – in which pupils or students attend workplaces and undertake work there, typically for zero or nominal wages; internships may be governed by a contract;
• apprenticeship: structured long-term workplace learning, typically over a period of years, leading to a qualification;
• employee training: training of regular employees in the workplace.