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Karmel, Tom; Cully, Mark – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This paper was presented in Sydney in September 2008 at a seminar conducted by Skills Australia and the Academy of Social Sciences. It examines the demand for training. It concentrates on the factors that affect individual and employer demand, and points out that accredited vocational education and training (VET) need to be considered in the…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, On the Job Training, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Cully, Mark; Curtain, Richard – 2001
A study explored behavioral factors to explain why non-completions were higher among trainees than apprentices. A survey of 797 apprentices and trainees who did not complete training and 462 of their employers was followed by focus groups with new apprentices, employers, and training providers. Findings indicated most new apprentices commenced…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Dropout Attitudes