Traineeship is a training policy initiative by the
Irish government targeting young job seekers. It was
modelled on similar programmes internationally and
had its basis in the Partnership agreements which
have underpinned Irish government policy since
1987.
At its core partnership is about balancing competing
agendas in an effort to reach consensus about the
way
forward. However, all stakeholders do not have
equal
power and therefore do not have equal levels of
influence. This book looks at how the partnership
model worked in practice at a policy and practical
level in terms...