ERIC Number: ED413513
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 288
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-644-474-82-3
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EISSN: N/A
The Economic Impact of Vocational Education and Training.
Smith, C. Selby, Ed.; Ferrier, Fran, Ed.
This document contains papers from a conference on the economic impact of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia and elsewhere. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (C. Selby Smith, Fran Ferrier); "Opening Address" (Peter LeP. Darvall); "Trends and Issues in Vocational Education and Training: A Perspective from Europe" (Olivier Bertrand); "Learning to Earn All over Again: Current Issues in Vocational Education and Training in the United States" (W. Norton Grubb); "Developing a National Approach for VET" (Kenneth Wiltshire); "Dimensions of VET in Australia" (Gerald Burke); "The Training Market Reforms and Their Impact on the Vocational Education and Training System" (Damon Anderson); "The Implications of VET for Earnings" (Michael Long, Phillip McKenzie); "The Globalisation Process and Changes in the Australian Workforce between 1986 and 1991: Implications for Education and Training" (Leo Maglen, Chandra Shah); "Skills for Small, High Tech Exporters: Overcoming the 'Transition' Problem" (Richard Curtain); "Firm-Based Training in the United States: Implications for the Education and Training 'System'" (W. Norton Grubb); "Education and Training at the Ford Motor Company" (Noel Miller); "Competency Based Training: Has It All Gone Wrong?" (Peter Ewer, David Ablett); "Training's Role in Implementing the Restructuring of Office Based Work in the APS (Australian Public Service)" (Chris Selby Smith, Joy Selby Smith); "Bringing Management Education to the Workforce" (John D. Vines); "Industrial Relations, and Vocational Education and Training in Australia" (Jane Carnegie); "Enterprise Bargaining, Industrial Relations and Training Reforms in Australia" (Julian Teicher, Aija Grauze); and "Developing a Future Research Program" (Barry McGaw). Many papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Delivery Systems, Economic Impact, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Practices, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Relations, Management Development, National Programs, Needs Assessment, Office Occupations Education, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Private Sector, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Retraining, Role of Education, Systems Approach, Technological Advancement, Training Methods, Trend Analysis, Vocational Education
Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; fax: 03-9905-9184; e-mail: val.newson@education.monash.edu.au; World Wide Web: http://www.education.edu.au/centres/CEET/.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane.
Authoring Institution: Monash Univ., Clayton, Victoria (Australia). Centre for the Economics of Education and Training.
Identifiers - Location: Australia; United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A