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Direct linkSmith, Erica; Teicher, Julian – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to provide another perspective on the problematic nature of the concept of skill and in particular a tendency to place a lower value on certain types of job in the service sector than those in other industries. Qualitative research was conducted in three service industries in Australia, comprising interviews with key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Concept Formation, Skill Analysis
Download full textSmith, Erica; Kemmis, Ros Brennan; Comyn, Paul – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2014
This paper reports on aspects of a recent project carried out for the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank, which was designed to feed into the process of updating and expanding India's apprenticeship system. The apprenticeship system in India is extremely small for the country's population, even taking into account the high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Social Justice, Labor Market
Smith, Erica; Walker, Arlene; Kemmis, Ros Brennan – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Attrition in apprenticeships and traineeships is an ongoing concern for employers and government alike, with completion standing at around 50% on average. One possible explanation for this high attrition rate is that there is a mismatch between the respective expectations of apprentices/trainees and employers. This research uses the concept of the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employer Employee Relationship, Psychology, Training Methods
