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Direct linkMeyers, Rebecca; Billett, Stephen; Kelly, Ann – International Journal of Training Research, 2010
Issues arising from an ageing society, a low fertility rate and growing need for a skilled work force have seen increased government commitment to improving the participation rate of mature-aged workers. Education and training are seen as a principal strategy to increase the employability of these workers, yet participation in training is low and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Older Adults, Student Educational Objectives, Adult Education
Download full textDymock, Darryl; Billett, Stephen – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2010
Governments are currently mobilising their national workforces to compete effectively in a globalised economy where being export-effective and import-competitive are necessary to secure national economic and social goals. Australia is no exception here. Yet, in this country, as in others, similar mobilisations occurred in earlier times, most…
Descriptors: War, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Educational History
Peer reviewedBillett, Stephen – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 1998
A literature review found that business spending on vocational education and training varied by size, specialty, and location. Business interest in return on investment differed from government goals for encouraging training investment and may not be aligned with long-term national goals for laborforce development. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Costs, Educational Finance, Investment
Billett, Stephen; Smith, Andrew – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
Increasing enterprises' expenditure on their employees' vocational education and training (VET) is of concern for governments in many countries. This article identifies and discusses policy goals for increased enterprise expenditure on VET and elaborates options for achieving these goals. Throughout, measures that attempt to mandate and regulate…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Expenditures, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Billett, Stephen; Hayes, Sharon – 2000
A study examined needs of client groups--industry, enterprises, regions, and individuals--and their consequences for policy and practice within Australian vocational education and training (VET). The requirements for VET in the food processing and clerical industry sectors were examined in three regions across Australia. The study comprised five…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Clerical Occupations, Developed Nations, Educational Needs
Billett, Stephen; McKavanagh, Charlie; Beven, Fred; Angus, Lawrence; Seddon, Terri; Gough, John; Hayes, Sharon; Robertson, Ian – 1999
The contribution of competency-based training (CBT) to the development of an adaptable and flexible workforce was examined by analyzing documents and gathering data from teachers, industry representatives, enterprises, and students in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan sites in two Australian states: Victoria and Queensland. The study focused on…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
