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Costley, Carol – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2021
There is strong evidence that learning gained in, through and for work, whether it is through employment, voluntary, community, domestic or any other kind of work, helps to equip people with the capabilities that can improve their working lives, their employability and their life skills (Lester and Costley, 2010, Beehives, 2018, WEXHE, 2019).…
Descriptors: Definitions, Work Experience Programs, Higher Education, Student Employment
Powers, Tim E. – Journal of Education and Work, 2020
Motivated students have been shown to persist longer in post-secondary education. As a multidimensional psychological construct, motivation is shaped by within- and between-person perceptions of context. Empirical measures of distinct workplace and trade school subjective task values (STVs) were examined, and their predictions of apprentices'…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Student Motivation, Trade and Industrial Education, Vocational Schools
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2020
This publication summarises the outcomes of apprentices and trainees who completed (completers) or cancelled or withdrew (non-completers) from an apprenticeship or traineeship. The figures are derived from the 2008, 2010 and 2019 Apprentice and Trainee Experience and Destination Surveys. Information is presented on apprentices' and trainees'…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Trainees, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Ashman, Kate; Rochford, Francine; Slade, Brett – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2021
This article considers the intersection between two major themes in university policy: the improvement of participation by rural and regional communities and the dimension of graduate employability. It argues that work-integrated learning has the potential to address both themes, but that the development of an apprenticeship model for prestige…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Apprenticeships, College Students, Rural Areas
Pearce, Damien – International Journal of Training Research, 2019
Recent research has linked the development of self-directed learning of building and construction apprentices to the quality of relationship between the apprentice and their sponsor. This relationship was found to be critical for the apprentice to develop the capacity for self-directed learning. The sponsor as a more confident or experienced other…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Workplace Learning
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2022
"Apprentice and Trainee Outcomes 2021" provides a summary of the outcomes of apprentices and trainees who completed an apprenticeship or traineeship during 2020, with the data collected in mid-2021. The figures are derived from apprentices' and trainees' responses to the National Student Outcomes Survey (SOS), which is an annual survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Apprenticeships, Trainees
Circelli, Michelle; Stanwick, John – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2020
This report examines whether a distinction can be made in Australian VET between initial vocational education and training (IVET) and continuing vocational education and training (CVET), as applies in a number of other countries. Assisting students to more effectively identify and undertake courses that will optimise their outcomes from VET is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Professional Continuing Education, Definitions
Thoresen, Stian H.; Cocks, Errol; Parsons, Richard – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
People with disabilities in Australia face significant employment barriers. Research and policy initiatives over the past fifteen years have consistently emphasised the benefits of vocational education and training generally, and apprenticeship and traineeships specifically, as leading to positive vocational pathways and employment outcomes for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Outcomes of Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2019
This publication presents information on VET in Schools, the vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students as part of their senior secondary certificate of education (SSCE). The VET in Schools arrangement offers two main options: students can undertake school-based apprenticeships and traineeships; or they can enrol in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Secondary Education, Certification
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2024
This publication provides a summary of the outcomes of apprentices and trainees aged 15 years or over who undertook an apprenticeship or traineeship during 2022. It includes those who completed an apprenticeship or traineeship (completers) and those who cancelled or withdrew (non-completers). The figures are derived from the 2023 National Student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Trainees, Outcomes of Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
This publication presents information on employers' use and views of the vocational education and training (VET) system. The findings relate to the various ways in which Australian employers use accredited and unaccredited training to meet their skill needs and their satisfaction with the training. Australian employers can engage with accredited…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Vocational Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Job Skills
Stanwick, John; Ackehurst, Maree; Frazer, Kelly – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
This research summary provides an overview of aspects of apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia. More particularly, it provides an overview of some of the more enduring issues, or what could be considered the 'pain points' associated with apprenticeships and traineeships. These include issues around congestion, harmonisation, apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Trainees, Vocational Education
Smith, Erica – International Journal of Training and Development, 2019
The paper evaluates the readiness of apprenticeship systems to cope with five major developments affecting the future of work. The institution of apprenticeship has evolved over time in all countries, gradually adapting to changes in industrial processes, the economy, the labour market and education systems. This paper suggests, however, that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Futures (of Society), Employment
White, Ian; Rittie, Toni – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2022
The public health measures established to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have created uncertain economic conditions in Australia, significantly impacting on the activities of businesses. As the country continues to adjust to living with the virus, it is important that the vocational education and training (VET) sector understands the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Vocational Education, Job Skills
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2019
Historically, the purpose of apprenticeships has been to provide structured high-value training, resulting in transferable skills and knowledge for young people seeking to enter work-based learning. Apprenticeship training was enabled by linking industry with local technical colleges and professional engineering institutions. The apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Higher Education, Vocational Education