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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
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Pepper, Ian K.; McGrath, Ruth – Education & Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the benefits of pre-employment education and training and its impact on the students' choice of career paths. It focuses on a programme delivered in partnership between Teesside University and a North East Police Force, and provides a model for future pre-employment education and training.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Employment, Partnerships in Education, Success
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Smith, Erica; Smith, Andy – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether the availability of qualifications through work-based traineeships in Australia assists social inclusion. Design/methodology/approach: Industry case studies, of the finance and cleaning industries, were undertaken as part of a national research project on quality in traineeships. The two…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
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Smith, Erica – Education & Training, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to examine the ways in which Australian companies can achieve high quality apprenticeship and traineeship systems in a time of labour shortage through close attention to the recruitment and development of apprentices and trainees. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on six qualitative case studies…
Descriptors: Recruitment, Trainees, Occupations, Labor Market
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Dhliwayo, Shepherd – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a prospective entrepreneurship training model based on experiential learning which will enable the "production" of small business owners or entrepreneurs which is not being achieved by the current methods. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual paper. It analyses the current…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Models
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Emad, Gholamreza; Roth, Wolff Michael – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the contradictions in the current maritime education and training system (MET), which is based on competency-based education, training and assessment, and to theorize the failure to make the training useful. Design/methodology/approach: A case study of education and training in the international…
Descriptors: Marine Education, Competency Based Education, Program Effectiveness, Competence