Abstract
Abstract This report outlines my attempt to investigate the notion that the Youth Training Scheme curriculum is best understood as an expression of ideology. It is a report of an on-going piece of research and the focus is on the Supporting Studies element of the YTS as the place in the curriculum where ideology is most obviously manifest. To begin with, the curriculum of the Supporting Studies element is being examined in an attempt to discover whether or not it fulfils the (MSC) perceived ‘need’ of enhancing the employability of the trainees. This examination is made from four major perspectives: those of (a) the trainees, (b) the teachers and trainers, (c) the work experience ‘employers’, and (d) MSC personnel directly involved with the schemes as the designated ‘link’ people. Furthermore, some of the ideological notions which rest behind the YTS are being examined, particularly in the area of the ‘core skills’ in which ‘Supporting Studies’ is firmly lodged.
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