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Johns, Susan; Kilpatrick, Sue; Loechel, Barton – International Journal of Training Research, 2004
This paper reports findings from a survey of former students from six Australian rural school clusters. It compares the experiences and outcomes of students who had participated in a school vocational education and training (VET) program with those who had not. School VET courses intended to provide a pathway to local employment appear to be…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Clyne, Barry; And Others – 1989
A project was conducted in Australia to identify the training needs of the emerging industry required to support the development of the high performance areas of the automotive machining and reconditioning field especially as it pertained to auto racing. Data were gathered through a literature search, interviews with experts in the field, and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics, Curriculum Development
Richardson, E.; Clayman, L. – 1975
A study to determine the degree of vocational awareness of Australian students leaving school and entering the world of work was carried out using a printed questionnaire. A sample of fourth formers in four different schools was used (281 boys and 162 girls): (1) 53.0% of the sample--co-educational school, largely executive-type suburb outside…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education
Smith, Joy Selby – 1998
In vocational education and training (VET), user choice is a means of achieving a more client-responsive training system by allowing clients to have greater choice over how their training needs are met. Funding arrangements linked in some direct way to the expressed demands of individual clients are essential for effective operation of a user…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Educational Needs
Howell, Chris; Toohey, Sandra; Davidson, Liz – 2001
This document presents tips and ideas to support apprentices and trainees during their training in Australian workplaces. The booklet begins by explaining the types of assistance provided by the following organizations across Australia: state training authorities; new apprenticeship centres, registered training organizations; and group training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Employee Attitudes
Harris, Roger; Willis, Peter; Simons, Michele – 1998
This report is an interpretative examination of on- and off-job sites as learning environments. It explores meanings that apprentices, workplace mentors, and technical and further education (TAFE) teachers develop and place on integrated training. Key insights from research on 32 apprentices, 21 host employers, and 6 TAFE teachers in South…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Constructivism (Learning), Education Work Relationship, Educational Environment
Henry, John; Wakefield, Lyn – 2001
A research project called Support Services for Flexible Delivery was commissioned by the Australian organization TAFE (technical and further education) Frontiers. Since 1995, the project has been conducted by using a research approach called the Generalizations from Case Studies (GCS) research method. The GCS method was developed, tested, and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Saunders, John – 1998
The need for systems identifying workplace competency profiles was examined through telephone interviews with a nationwide sample of 56 individuals in Australia's electrical industry: 27 employers not directly involved in training; 23 individuals directly involved in training; and 6 apprentices, trainees, and employees. Although competency…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Competence, Competency Based Education, Education Work Relationship
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1997
This item consists of four separate documents covering various aspects of Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) statistics. The first two documents, "Statistics 1996: Women at a Glance" and "Statistics 1996: Young People at a Glance," provide summary information about women and young people (15- to 24-year-olds)…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Contracts, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Jung, Tae-Hwa; Misko, Josie; Lee, Kisung; Dawe, Susan; Hong, Sun Yee; Lee, Kwan-Choon – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This study is about the school-to-work transition arrangements in place in South Korea and South Australia, and the improvements that are required to enable students to better make this transition. It represents the work of researchers from the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) and the National Centre for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Holding Power, Industry, Labor Market
Croce, N.; Macdonald, Duncan; Toner, Phillip; Turner, Cathy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Group Training in Australia: A Study of Group Training Organisations and Host Employers", and is an added resource for further information. [Full Report available at ED493992.] Support Document 2, titled " Group Training and Host Employers in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Training, Group Experience
Dumbrell, Tom – 2003
A study interviewed participants in and providers of pre- apprenticeship (PA) programs in Australia and identified their potential role as a component of overall vocational education and training (VET) provision. Data were derived from a special series developed from national VET statistical data for 1994-2000 and were refined by discarding…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Apprenticeships, Career Development, Developed Nations
Knight, Brian – 2000
This publication provides a detailed description of Australia's vocational education and training system (VET), including key facts and figures. The eight sections of the report cover the following topics: (1) introduction to Australia; (2) overview of the education and training system; (3) overview of the vocational education and training system;…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Certification, Competency Based Education, Continuing Education
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1998
This publication contains a selection of statistics on persons undertaking vocational training through contract of training arrangements (apprenticeships and traineeships) in Australia from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998. Figures are provided for the country as a whole and for the eight states and territories. Appendixes provide statistics on…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Enrollment, Expenditure per Student