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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2014
This annual publication provides a summary of training activity in apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia, including information on training rates and duration of training, from 2004 to 2014. The figures in this publication are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no. 83 (March, 2015 estimates), which is compiled…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships
Coggshall, Jane G.; Ott, Amber; Behrstock, Ellen; Lasagna, Molly – Public Agenda, 2010
Members of Generation Y (those born between 1977 and 1995) have been characterized as creative, innovative, self-confident, highly educated, and educationally minded. They like to share what they've learned in small groups and are dissatisfied with workplaces that are technologically inferior. They have a strong moral drive to make a difference in…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Participant Characteristics, Creativity, Innovation
Hill, Susan T. – 1987
This report presents national statistics on trends of participation in adult education. The source of the data is the Survey of Adult Education that was conducted triennially between 1969 and 1984 by the Census Bureau for the Center for Education Statistics. Overall trends are portrayed through the use of graphs. Data are presented in these areas:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Kopka, Teresita L. Chan; Schantz, Nancy Borkow; Korb, Roslyn Abrevaya – 1998
The 1991 National Household Education Survey adult education component, a household-based data collection, provided estimates of adult education participation. About 32 percent of adults participated in adult education during the prior 12 months to the 1991 survey. Adults 25-54 years old, persons with a bachelor's degree or higher, and employed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Background, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Darkenwald, Gordon; Kim, Kwang; Stowe, Peter – 1998
In the 1995 National Household Education Survey, adults were asked about six types of adult education activities: English as a second language, basic skills education, postsecondary credential programs, apprenticeships, work-related courses, and personal development courses. About 22 percent of adults reported participating in work-related…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, College Graduates, Corporate Education