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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
This publication presents completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees using three different methodologies: (1) contract completion and attrition rates: based on the outcomes of contracts of training; (2) individual completion rates: based on contract completion rates and adjusted for factors representing average recommencements by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Contract Training, Statistical Data
Karmel, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Low completion rates for apprentices and trainees have received considerable attention recently and it has been argued that NCVER seriously understates completion rates. In this paper Tom Karmel uses NCVER data on recommencements to estimate individual-based completion rates. It is estimated that around one-quarter of trade apprentices swap…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Academic Persistence, Trainees, Graduation Rate
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
By tracking the outcome of a contract of training over time, contract completion and attrition rates can be measured. This method requires enough time to pass to accurately report on outcomes for the majority of contracts. This publication presents completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees using three different methodologies: (1)…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Trainees, Foreign Countries
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
Apprentice and trainee data are reported by the State and Territory Training Authorities to National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) on a quarterly basis, starting at the September quarter of 1994. The set of data submitted that quarter is referred to as Collection 1. The sets of data submitted in subsequent quarters are referred…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships, Contract Training
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
By tracking the outcome of a contract of training over time, individuals can measure contract completion and attrition rates. This method requires enough time to pass to accurately report on outcomes for the majority of contracts. This publication presents completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees using three different…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships, Dropout Rate
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
Apprentice and trainee data are reported by the State and Territory Training Authorities to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) on a quarterly basis, starting at the September quarter of 1994. The set of data submitted that quarter is referred to as Collection 1. The sets of data submitted in subsequent quarters are…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships, Contract Training
Froomkin, Joseph – 1980
Substantial changes in the structure of the United States economy in the next 10 to 20 years will affect the uses of vocational education. Growth of the civilian labor force will be slower, the share of government employment will decline, a higher proportion of the gross national product will originate in manufacturing, and the labor force will…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Career Education, Employee Attitudes
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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