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Informal Training and Learning in Australian Firms: The Need for a New Perspective
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Smith, Erica; Smith, Andrew – International Journal of Training and Development, 2023
This paper examines the use of informal training for workers, by Australian companies and other organisations. Using survey data, it reports the prevalence of informal training and also the utilisation of different types of informal training. Differences are found by employer size, particularly for the different types. By examining qualitative…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Corporate Education, Workplace Learning, Incidence
Employer Training in Australia: Current Practices and Concerns
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Smith, Erica; Callan, Victor; Tuck, Jacqueline; Smith, Andrew – International Journal of Training and Development, 2019
This paper presents and analyses results from a research project on current trends in employer training in Australia. While the formal vocational education and training (VET) system is well-researched, the everyday training that happens in workplaces is relatively under-researched in Australia. Using some of the results of an employer survey…
Descriptors: Job Training, Foreign Countries, Employment Patterns, Occupational Surveys
Reasons for Training: Why Australian Employers Train Their Workers. A National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation Program Report
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Smith, Andrew; Oczkowski, Eddie; Hill, Mark – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
Analysing data from the 2005 National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) Survey of Employer Use and Views of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) System, this report looks at the reasons why employers train their workers. Four different types of training are focused on: vocational qualifications; the employment of apprentices…
Descriptors: Employment, Qualifications, Vocational Education, Surveys
Modelling the Reasons for Training Choices: Technical Paper. Support Document
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Smith, Andrew; Oczkowski, Eddie; Hill, Mark – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This report provides the technical details on the modelling aspects of identifying significant drivers for the reasons for using certain types of training and for the choice of training types. The employed data is from the 2005 Survey of Employer Use and Views of the VET system (SEUV). The data has previously been analysed in NCVER (2006). This…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Models, Employer Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Compliance, Engagement and Commitment: Increasing Employer Expenditure in Training
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Billett, Stephen; Smith, Andrew – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2003
Internationally, governments are keen to identify and enact policies to encourage increased contributions from enterprises for the skill development of their employees. However, the goals for these policies often remain unclear and the means of securing these purposes are vexed. Drawing on a review of international literature and interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Expenditures, Staff Development
Evidence of Skill Shortages in the Engineering Trades.
Smith, Andrew – 2002
Statistical information about employment in 13 engineering trades occupations in Australia was examined to identify skill shortages in the country's engineering trades. Data from various Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (DEWRSB) reports regarding the supply of and demand for skills in the engineering trades…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Competence, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs