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"The Challenge of Apprenticeship Training"
Author: Glasscock, Wallace E.
Published In: Facilities Manager
Date: Summer 1993

Reviews the formal apprenticeship training program instituted by the University of Maryland, College Park's department of physical plant in 1983.  Discusses background on the apprenticeship concept and its current status in the political arena; the contributions apprenticeship programs can make in recruiting, retaining, and training skilled mechanics; apprenticeship costs and benefits; and the unversity's 3-part approach of Co-Op program, apprenticeship program, and related education.  Includes information on classes, instructors, and curriculum.


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