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Curry, Kath – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
To what extent do local governments use vocational education and training as a staff retention strategy? Human resources personnel from a selection of councils around Australia believed that a lack of career development or training opportunities might cause an employee to leave their organisation. They had some reservations about the quality and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Local Government, Data Analysis, Educational Opportunities
Lester, Stan; Costley, Carol – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
Since the 1980s there has been significant growth in the engagement of higher education with workforce development, with among other things the emergence of a distinct if varied area of provision commonly referred to as work-based learning. Recent examination of practice and literature indicates a growing sophistication in the way that work-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Workplace Learning, Intellectual Disciplines
Noonan, Peter; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2005
Debates on skill shortages and the aging of the population have markedly increased the attention given to Vocational Education and Training (VET) and to Technical and Further Education (TAFE). New roles for VET include new products, pedagogy and partnerships with industry, all with implications for staff development. TAFE has particular…
Descriptors: Employment, Indigenous Populations, Adult Education, Vocational Education
Johnston, Robyn; Hawke, Geof – 2002
Researchers examined the way selected Australian organizations understand and enact the notion of a learning culture. The diverse approaches that have been used to foster the learning cultures revealed through the case studies confirmed that the concept of a culture of learning was not a homogenous one. The study revealed that embedding a culture…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development
Ferrier, Fran; Wells, Rob – 1999
This document reports the findings of seven case studies undertaken as part of a larger research project on the measuring and reporting of intellectual capital, being conducted by an Australian research team. The case studies aimed to investigate in more detail the approach of seven Australian organizations and enterprises to the recording and…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Developed Nations, Educational Economics
Bone, John – 1988
A study examined training and staff development initiatives in Australian industrial and commercial organizations. It was carried out using a questionnaire and structured interview technique with 24 organizations. Larger organizations had their own facilities and trained in-house whereas smaller organizations made more use of Technical and Further…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training, Inplant Programs
Smith, Peter J.; Smith, Swee Noi – 1999
This report presents a review and analysis of research on the internationalization of vocational education and training (VET) and provides an assessment of other research that needs to be conducted in this area. Globalization is the integration of economies worldwide through trade, trade agreements, finance, information networks, and movement of…
Descriptors: Communications, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Johnston, Robyn – 1999
Despite increased attention to learning within the workplace and investigation into the distribution and nature of learning-related activities, how these trends have impacted the role of human resource (HR) professionals has been less extensively examined. Studies examining their role indicate that HR development (HRD) positions name traditional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Peace, Brian, Ed.; Foster, Keith, Ed. – 1986
The following papers are included: "Setting the Scene" (Brian Peace); "Different Training for Different Adult Educators?" (Michael Newman); "The Training of Part-Time Teachers in Adult Education: The UK Experience" (Brian Graham); "Adult Education Tutor Support" (Aileen Kelly); "Six Category…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Case Studies, Community Programs
Misko, Josie – 2001
This paper, on the returns on investment (ROI) in training, introduces some practical examples for enterprises or organizations wanting to find out whether the money they have spent or intend to spend on training is necessary. It provides strategies for researchers who would like to undertake research in this area. The paper begins by examining…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations
Australian National Training Authority, Melbourne. – 1999
This resource provides tips to assist facilitators as they work with Australia's Framing the Future project teams. The 16 tips are about group selection; how to prepare for input; participant roles; how to use participants and observers; scribes and recorders; some ideas for launches and fun; praise! praise! praise!; making facilitation the key to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Mitchell, John – 2000
Australia's Framing the Future (FTF) project was designed to develop a model of staff development to support implementation of the National Training Framework (NTF). A survey of FTF project managers found these long-term impacts: implementation of training packages and other aspects of NTF, new forms of collaboration between industry and training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Field, Laurie, Ed. – 2000
This publication is a resource for people who are involved in Australia's Framing the Future work-based learning project teams. It is a compendium that outlines project processes and provides useful hints and lessons learned by others through their experience. Six parts address the six steps in a project. Part 1, on the proposal, covers possible…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Kilpatrick, Sue; Crowley, Suzanne – 1999
An Australian study examined the relationship between current and past participation in education and training in small business and success or failure and how small businesses decide how to improve knowledge and skills. Telephone surveys were conducted with 181 small businesses in 4 industries in 3 metropolitan and 3 non-metropolitan regions.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Korea Research Inst. for Vocational Education and Training, Seoul. – 2001
This document contains the following seven papers, all in both English and Korean, from a conference on human resources development and school-to-work transitions in the knowledge-based society: "The U.S. Experience as a Knowledge-based Economy in Transition and Its Impact on Industrial and Employment Structures" (Eric Im); "Changes…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Developed Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
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