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Career Planning and Workforce Preparation during Economic Downturn: Perceptions of Graduating Business Students
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Benati, Kelly; Lindsay, Sophie; O'Toole, Jacqueline; Fischer, Juan – Education & Training, 2023
Purpose: To gather insight into how graduating business students are preparing for the workplace and their future careers and how this has been impacted by COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 144 business students at an Australian university who had recently completed an internship and were nearing graduation took part in the study.…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Labor Force Development, Employment Potential, Economic Climate
Human Resource Development Practices, Managers and Multinational Enterprises in Australia: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
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Sablok, Gitika; Stanton, Pauline; Bartram, Timothy; Burgess, John; Boyle, Brendan – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the HRD practices of multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in Australia to understand the value that MNEs place on investment in their human capital, particularly managerial talent. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on a representative sample of 211 MNEs operating in Australia, this paper…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, International Trade, Corporations
Building a Better Workforce: A Case Study in Management Simulations and Experiential Learning in the Construction Industry
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Douglas-Lenders, Rachel Claire; Holland, Peter Jeffrey; Allen, Belinda – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of experiential simulation-based learning of employee self-efficacy. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research approach is an exploratory case study of a group of trainees from the same organisation. Using a quasi-experiment, one group, pre-test-post-test design (Tharenou et al., 2007), a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Experiential Learning, Construction Industry, Simulation
What Industry Wants: Employers' Preferences for Training
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Smith, Erica; Kemmis, Ros Brennan – Education & Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse what retail and hospitality industry employers want from training and trainers. Design/methodology/approach: The research project was undertaken for Service Skills Australia, the Australian Industry Skills Council that oversees formal training for a range of service industries in…
Descriptors: Hospitality Occupations, Industry, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries
E-Learning: Ageing Workforce versus Technology-Savvy Generation
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Becker, Karen; Fleming, Julie; Keijsers, Wilhelmina – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide description and analysis of how a traditional industry is currently using e-learning, and to identify how the potential of e-learning can be realised whilst acknowledging the technological divide between younger and older workers. Design/methodology/approach: An exploratory qualitative methodology…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Industry, Generational Differences, Change Strategies
The Development of Employer Training in Australia
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Smith, Andrew – Education & Training, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the statistical evidence for the extent of employer training in Australia and analyse this information in the light of three major qualitative projects that have been undertaken into employer training since the mid-1990s. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reports an analysis of the major…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Training, Statistical Data, Vocational Education