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Harvey, Brian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
Apprentice and trainee data are reported by the State and Territory Training Authorities to NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research) on a quarterly basis, starting at the September quarter of 1994. The set of data submitted that quarter is referred to as Collection 1. The sets of data submitted in subsequent quarters are referred…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Trainees, Data Analysis
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This publication presents estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter 2009. The figures in this publication are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no. 62 (December 2009 estimates). There were 425,500 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 September 2009, a decrease of 2.4%…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Trainees, Comparative Analysis
Harvey, Brian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
Apprentice and trainee data are reported by the state and territory training authorities to the National Centre for Vocational Education and Training (NCVER) on a quarterly basis, starting at the September quarter of 1994. The set of data submitted that quarter is referred to as collection 1. The sets of data submitted in subsequent quarters are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Trainees, Data Analysis
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This publication presents information about the destinations of apprentices and trainees approximately nine months after leaving their training. The findings relate to apprentices and trainees who completed their training (completers) or cancelled or withdrew from an apprenticeship or traineeship and did not return to the same qualification…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Trainees, Foreign Countries
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This publication presents information on vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students as part of their senior secondary certificate, known as VET in Schools. The VET in Schools arrangement offers two main options: students can undertake school-based apprenticeships and traineeships; or VET subjects and courses (the latter…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Secondary School Students, Training Methods
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Corney, Tim; du Plessis, Karin – Youth Studies Australia, 2010
A study of 106 male apprentices working in the building and construction industry examined the occurrence of mentoring relationships. The results indicate that apprentices identify a range of mentors in their lives, predominantly in their personal lives, and that the majority of these relationships develop organically. In particular, apprentices…
Descriptors: Mentors, Construction Industry, Social Networks, Apprenticeships
Griffin, Tabatha; Beddie, Francesca – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This publication is dedicated to Chris Selby Smith, who was posthumously awarded the 2009 National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) VET Researcher of the Year Award. Selby Smith's body of work displayed many aspects of the excellence for which the award is offered. His experience working in both academia and the public service gave…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Vocational Education, Educational Research, Access to Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This document covers the data terms used in the Apprentices and trainees December quarter 2009 report and its associated data tables. The primary purpose of this document is to assist users of the report to understand the specific data terms used within it. Terms that appear in the report are listed in alphabetical order with the following…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Definitions, Classification, Foreign Countries
Harvey, Brian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
Data relating to occupations has been collected in the national apprentice and trainee collection since 1994. The coding used conforms to classifications endorsed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest version issued from the ABS is the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). The classification…
Descriptors: Classification, Foreign Countries, Databases, Trainees
Nechvoglod, Lisa; Karmel, Tom; Saunders, John – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This report examines the costs that both employers and apprentices incur for undertaking training in the plumbing and electrical industries. The importance of understanding costs is fundamental. Employers will not take on apprentices if the cost is too high, and prospective apprentices will not undertake an apprenticeship if the future benefits…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Plumbing, Electrical Occupations, Operating Expenses
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Reid, Anna; Petocz, Peter; Gordon, Sue – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate ways in which university students are introduced to disciplines and thence to the professions based on those disciplines. Design/methodology/approach: E-mail interviews with a broad sample of university teachers in a variety of professional disciplines formed the basis of a grounded theory…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Education, Mail Surveys, Intellectual Disciplines
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This document covers the data terms used in the "VET in Schools 2009" report. The primary purpose of this document is to assist users of the report to understand the specific data terms used within it. Terms that appear in the report are listed in alphabetical order with the following information provided for each: (1) Definition: a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Definitions, Data
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This publication presents estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the December quarter 2009. The figures in this publication are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no.63 (March 2010 estimates). There were 414 900 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 31 December 2009, a decrease of 0.6% from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trainees, Credentials, Student Characteristics
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Stromback, Thorsten; Mahendran, Anusha – International Journal of Training Research, 2010
There has been a discernable focus within many Australian industries on improving the rates of completion amongst their apprentices and trainees. This paper outlines the results of a study which involved a multivariate analysis of data relating to apprenticeship and traineeship completion, derived from a database developed by the Victorian…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Multivariate Analysis, Predictor Variables, School Holding Power
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
Traineeships were introduced alongside apprenticeships to increase the reach of contracted training to a wider range of occupations and industries and to a broader range of learners (particularly women) and to improve the labour market prospects of young people. Traineeships have given hundreds of thousands of Australians access to nationally…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Best Practices, Corporate Education
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