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Pre-apprenticeships and their impact on apprenticeship… 31 March 2011
By Damian Oliver, Tom Karmel

Pre-apprenticeship programs have attracted a great degree of interest from employers and training… Show more

Pre-apprenticeship programs have attracted a great degree of interest from employers and training providers as one means of increasing apprentice satisfaction and completion rates, by providing an introduction to the trade. We test this proposition using data from the 2010 Apprentice and Trainee Destination Survey. We find that the impact of pre-apprenticeships varies with occupation and prior Show less
Research messages 2010 4 March 2011
By NCVER

Research messages 2010 is a collection of summaries of research projects published by the National… Show more

Research messages 2010 is a collection of summaries of research projects published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The summaries are clustered under five broad themes used by NCVER to organise its research and analysis: Industry and employers; Students and individuals; Teaching and learning: VET system; and VET in context. Research messages 2010 also has an Show less
Skill shortages in the trades during economic downturns 18 February 2011
By Damian Oliver

This paper looks at recent economic downturns and finds that there is little convincing evidence of … Show more

This paper looks at recent economic downturns and finds that there is little convincing evidence of persistent skill shortages in the trades. There is no evidence of persistent skill shortages across downturns in the construction, automotive and engineering trades. Declining numbers of apprenticeship completions led to persistent shortages in the electrical trades during the 1990s and 2000s but Show less
Tradespeople for the resources sector: projections 2010-20 15 December 2010
By Peter Mlotkowski, Tom Karmel

This paper was prepared for the Australian Government's National Resources Sector Employment… Show more

This paper was prepared for the Australian Government's National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce, which was created to investigate the extent to which skill shortages might impact on the development of the resources sector. It applies historical apprenticeship commencement rates to population projections to provide an estimate of the number of tradespeople likely to be working in the Show less
Australian vocational education and training statistics:… 5 November 2010
By NCVER

This survey collects information about the destinations of apprentices and trainees approximately… Show more

This survey collects information about the destinations of apprentices and trainees approximately nine months after leaving their training. Information was collected on employment outcomes, reasons for non-completion, satisfaction with the apprenticeship or traineeship, and further study destinations. Show less
The impact of VET in Schools on the intentions and… 4 November 2010
By Nhi Nguyen

This briefing paper assesses the effect VET in Schools programs have on school retention,… Show more

This briefing paper assesses the effect VET in Schools programs have on school retention, post-school vocational education and training (VET) and employment, and on young people's school and post-school aspirations. VET in Schools programs are seen as a way to increase Year 12 retention through broadening subject choices in the school curriculum. Research based on the Longitudinal Surveys of Show less
Apprenticeships and traineeships: participation, progress… 12 October 2010
By John Ainley, Steve Holden, Sheldon Rothman

This briefing paper draws together findings from two LSAY (Longitudinal Surveys of Australian… Show more

This briefing paper draws together findings from two LSAY (Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth) research reports: 'Participation in and progress through New Apprenticeships'; and the 'VET pathways taken by school leavers'. These two reports use data obtained from young people who were in Year 9 at school in 1995 and whose educational and occupational activities were traced each year Show less
Estimation of apprentice and trainee statistics 2 July 2010
By Brian Harvey

This technical paper provides information on the methodology used to estimate apprentice and… Show more

This technical paper provides information on the methodology used to estimate apprentice and trainee figures for NCVER publications reporting apprentice and trainee statistics. The new estimates were established following a major review of the estimation method used in the past and were endorsed by the National Training Statistics Committee in September 2004. Show less
ANZSCO imputation in the National Apprentice and Trainee… 2 July 2010
By Brian Harvey

This technical paper provides informaton on the methodology used to back-cast the Australian and… Show more

This technical paper provides informaton on the methodology used to back-cast the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) codes on historical data in the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection. Show less
Education and happiness in the school-to-work transition 19 April 2010
By Alfred Michael Dockery

Education is generally seen as enhancing people's lives. However, previous research has reported an … Show more

Education is generally seen as enhancing people's lives. However, previous research has reported an inverse relationship between education and happiness or satisfaction with life: as education level goes up, happiness goes down. Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), this report examines the relationship between education and happiness. The impact of factors such as Show less
Skilling and reskilling for our (greener) future 13 April 2010
By Tom Karmel

This paper was presented at the 2009 Economic and Social Outlook Conference, 5-6 November at the… Show more

This paper was presented at the 2009 Economic and Social Outlook Conference, 5-6 November at the University of Melbourne. It takes a sceptical view of the push for 'green skills', arguing that skills required in the labour market evolve relatively slowly, and that the way business operates is driven by changing costs, new technologies and new regulations, with sustainability being only one of Show less
How reasons for not completing apprenticeships and… 22 March 2010
By Tom Karmel, Peter Mlotkowski

The NCVER Apprentice and Destination Survey collected, among other things, data on reasons for not… Show more

The NCVER Apprentice and Destination Survey collected, among other things, data on reasons for not completing an apprenticeship or traineeship. This paper finds that poor working conditions or non-sympathetic bosses or workmates have an immediate effect for many. By contrast, the desire to do something different (such as study at university) or better (such as getting a better paid job) remains Show less
Interview with Tom Karmel on 'Apprenticeships and… 17 November 2009
By Tom Karmel

In this interview, Steve Davis talks with Tom Karmel about his report 'Apprenticeships in the… Show more

In this interview, Steve Davis talks with Tom Karmel about his report 'Apprenticeships in the downturn'. Apprenticeships have a very long history in Australia, building on the traditions of the medieval guilds. The essence of the apprenticeship is the contract of training--a legal contract between an individual, an employer and a training provider. The defining characteristic is the combination Show less
Apprenticeships and traineeships in the downturn 6 November 2009
By Tom Karmel, Josie Misko

The purpose of this paper is to describe what we know about apprenticeships and traineeships, with… Show more

The purpose of this paper is to describe what we know about apprenticeships and traineeships, with a view to assessing the likely impact of the current economic downturn on them. Show less
Employers' views on improving the vocational education… 11 September 2009
By Toni Rittie, Tomi Awodeyi

This study examines employers’ views, taken from the NCVER Survey of Employer Use and Views on the… Show more

This study examines employers’ views, taken from the NCVER Survey of Employer Use and Views on the VET System, on the three ways they can engage with the VET system: by having vocational qualifications as a job requirement; employing apprentices and trainees; and using nationally recognised training. In particular, the authors focus on employers’ suggestions for improvement to the VET system Show less
New directions in European vocational education and… 20 July 2009
By Roger Harris, Michele Simons, Katie Maher

In light of recent developments in educational policy and the positioning of vocational education… Show more

In light of recent developments in educational policy and the positioning of vocational education and training (VET) across the European Union, it was timely to explore these new directions and the lessons for Australian VET. Show less
Reasons for training: Why Australian employers train their… 25 May 2009
By Andrew Smith, Eddie Oczkowski, Mark Hill

The report highlights that there is no simple fix to increasing employer investment in training… Show more

The report highlights that there is no simple fix to increasing employer investment in training which has generally not been a core component of long-term business planning. Show less
The cost of training apprentices 6 April 2009
By Lisa Nechvoglod, Tom Karmel, John Saunders

This report examines the costs that both employers and apprentices incur for undertaking training… Show more

This report examines the costs that both employers and apprentices incur for undertaking training in the plumbing and electrical industries. The importance of understanding costs is fundamental. Employers will not take on apprentices if the cost is too high, and prospective apprentices will not undertake an apprenticeship if the future benefits (increased wages) do not outweigh the immediate Show less
The female 'tradie': Challenging employment… 9 February 2009
By Fiona Shewring

The place of women in the manual trades is examined in this paper, which sets out strategies for… Show more

The place of women in the manual trades is examined in this paper, which sets out strategies for encouraging them to study and work in areas such as building and construction. Such strategies include introductory and pre-apprenticeships courses, clustering female students, and support from teachers in opening up job opportunities. This paper is the result of a 2008 NCVER New Researcher Award. Show less
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships 19 November 2008
By Tom Karmel, Peter Mlotkowski

School-based apprentices and trainees have recently been given more prominence as an element of… Show more

School-based apprentices and trainees have recently been given more prominence as an element of vocational education and training in school, partly as a response to skill shortages in a wide range of areas. The purpose of this paper is to provide data on school-based apprentices and trainees to enable a judgement to be made about how this policy push is unfolding. The number of school-based Show less

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