Mathematical testing and apprenticeship recruitment

Abstract

Mathematical tests are ubiquitous in apprentice selection, and employers are invariably critical of the results. A 50 per cent failure rate once considered calamitous is now regarded with practised equanimity. It was in this context that a pilot study of apprentice selection was conducted based on the experiences of 9 organisations ( 3 training associations and 6 companies) operating in Northern England.

Citation

Roberts, A. (1980), "Mathematical testing and apprenticeship recruitment", Education + Training, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 26-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb016664