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Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Mining is the second smallest industry division in terms both of employment and number of business units in Australia. Employment accounts for less than 1 percent of all jobs. The outlook for employment is clouded by continuing uncertainty in Australia's main Asian markets and by the longer-term impact of environmental concerns. Mining industry…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Coal, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Hayes, R. L.; And Others – 1986
A study examined whether there were any differences in the performance of apprentices trained in off-the-job, on-the-job, or in-plant training programs. A 1984 apprentice intake sample of over 500 apprentices and information supplied by 16 in-plant training centers and 9 colleges were used to collect data on the job performance of apprentices in…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics, Comparative Analysis
Australian Education Council, Melbourne. – 1984
This report presents the accomplishments and activities of the Australian Education Council in 1983. The council held two meetings in 1983. One, in Canberra, addressed conditions regarding Commonwealth funding for capital purposes, criteria for registration of nongovernment schools, participation of young people in tertiary education, and a…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Computers, Educational Finance, Educational Technology
Richardson, E.; Clayman, Linda
As a result of studies on fitting and machining apprentices attitudes toward employers, a study was conducted to obtain the attitudes of a sample of employers toward apprenticeship. Three hundred questionnaires were distributed to employers of fitting and machine students studying at a number of Sydney (Australia) Technical Colleges. An…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns
Howell, Chris; Toohey, Sandra; Davidson, Liz – 2001
This document presents information to help Australian employers of apprentices and trainees to get the most out of training. The following are among the areas of personnel management and training for which guidelines are offered: (1) inducting employees, introducing them to the job, and inspiring them by explaining how their job fits into the big…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
Long, Michael; Fischer, John – 2002
Leading-edge firms (LEFs)--at the forefront of their industry in terms of growth or market share--may influence skill development through diffusion of technology, products, or practices and use of market power to set standards or change customer businesses. Study of LEFs can identify the type and mix of skills needed in the industry. LEFs are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Long, Michael – 2000
An analysis examined changes in participation in vocational education and training and in schooling and higher education in Australia. It drew principally on data from the Youth in Transitions study. Participation estimates were based on information from four cohorts of young people. Members of each cohort initially completed multiple-choice tests…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Data Analysis, Developed Nations
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2003
As of December 31, 2002, an estimated 373,200 Australians were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship, an increase of 14.8% over the number in training in 2001 and more than double the number in training in 1996; three quarters of apprentices and trainees in-training were undertaking Australian Qualification Framework Level III programs; and…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Annual Reports, Apprenticeships, Dropouts
Dumbrell, T.; Finnegan, W.; de Montfort, R. – 2001
A study examined geographical distribution of Australian apprenticeship commencements (ACs) in the context of various labor force and population statistics by industry, location of jobs by industry, and youth population. Apprenticeship and traineeship statistics between 1995-98 were examined to demonstrate differences in development of the system…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Demography, Developed Nations
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
Hayman, Sarah, Comp.; MacKenzie, Jeanne, Comp.; Adams, Heather, Comp.; Harris, Lee-ann, Comp. – Vocational Education & Training Research Database, 1998
This document contains four issues of a quarterly annotated bibliography of documents and projects in progress from Australia's VOCED database that are available through Australia's National Vocational Education and Training Clearinghouse Information Network. Introductory materials include the following: national, state, territory, and polytechnic…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Clearinghouses
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Australia's transport and storage industry is a large, diverse sector covering all forms of transport operation, including road, rail, air, and sea, and related services: stevedoring, port operations, customs agencies, and travel agencies. Employment in this industry has not grown as quickly over the last decade as employment in general. Under…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Melbourne Univ. (Australia). Youth Research Centre. – 2001
A study documented factors associated with the operation of vocational education and training (VET) in small rural schools and their communities. Case studies of 14 schools with high-quality VET practices identified important facilitators of course development: formal commitment to the VET programs within the school's objectives; role of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations
Bowman, Kaye, Ed. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
Building equity into Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system is a key component of the National Strategy for Vocational Education and Training 2004-2010. This book of readings aims to contribute to this important facet of the national strategic plan. The book reviews the achievements equity groups have made, reports on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Book Reviews, Strategic Planning
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2003
In 2001, 1.76 million students undertook training in Australia's public vocational education and training (VET) system. Nearly one-third of all Australians between the ages of 15 and 19 years participated in VET. Over the four years from 1998 to 2001, the number of students reported as participating in the public VET system increased by 221,500…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Apprenticeships, Delivery Systems, Disabilities