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Exploring Complementarity in On- and Off-Job Training for Apprenticeships.
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Harris, Roger; Simons, Michele; Willis, Peter; Carden, Pam – International Journal of Training and Development, 2003
Interviews with 32 apprentices, 21 employers, and 6 teachers in technical and further education and on-the-job learning environments showed that groups had different perceptions of the complementarity of on- and off-job learning. Learning was complicated by movement among different communities of practice with sometimes contradictory messages.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Off the Job Training
Roles of Informal Workplace Trainers in Different Organizational Contexts: Empirical Evidence from Australian Companies
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Poell, Rob F.; Van der Krogt, Ferd J.; Vermulst, A. A.; Harris, Roger; Simons, Michele – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2006
Informal workplace trainers help employees learn what they need to know and do in order to get their job done. Little is known about the actions of informal workplace trainers, who may be colleagues or supervisors. This study provides an empirical basis for actions undertaken by informal workplace trainers. A total of 350 Australian enterprises…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Job Skills, Foreign Countries, On the Job Training
The Relative Contributions of Institutional and Workplace Learning Environments: An Analysis of Apprenticeship Training.
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Harris, Roger; Willis, Peter; Simons, Michele; Collins, Emily – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 2001
Interviews and focus groups with 32 apprentices, 21 employers, and 6 teachers in Australia's construction industry showed that on-the-job learning was perceived as more real and focused on "how"; off-the-job learning was less pressured, broader, more theoretical, and concerns with "why." The different contributions each made to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Construction Industry, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Views through Three Windows: A Study of the Purposes and Usefulness of On- and Off-Job Training.
Harris, Roger; Simons, Michele – Australian and New Zealand Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1999
A survey of Australian building trade apprentices (n=76), their employers (N=73), and their vocational teachers (n=103) revealed three distinct perspectives on learning environments in on- and off-job training. Personalities, self-interest, and work cultures color attitudes. Although both sites make different contributions to learning, on-the-job…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Educational Environment, Employer Attitudes
Learning the Job: Juggling the Messages in On- and Off-the-Job Training.
Harris, Roger; Willis, Peter; Simons, Michele – 1998
This report is an interpretative examination of on- and off-job sites as learning environments. It explores meanings that apprentices, workplace mentors, and technical and further education (TAFE) teachers develop and place on integrated training. Key insights from research on 32 apprentices, 21 host employers, and 6 TAFE teachers in South…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Constructivism (Learning), Education Work Relationship, Educational Environment
More than Meets the Eye? Rethinking the Role of Workplace Trainer.
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Harris, Roger; Simons, Michele; Bone, John – 2000
A study explored the role of the workplace trainer in the building of training/learning cultures in workplaces in Australia. Following a literature review, stage 1 data collection involved observations and interviews in 18 enterprises in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia where trainers were facilitating learning with one or two…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Environment, Educational Research