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Apprenticeships: The Problem of Attractiveness and the Hindrance of Heterogeneity
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Smith, Erica – International Journal of Training and Development, 2023
This paper examines a question posed in 2019 in the "International Journal on Training and Development": 'How do we solve a problem like apprenticeship?' Data sources covering a substantial number of countries are used to present findings on, and analyse, initiatives that have been implemented or that have been considered, and then to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Heterogeneous Grouping, Recruitment, Barriers
The Relationship between Organisational Context and Novice Workers' Learning.
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Smith, Erica – International Journal of Training and Development, 2002
Interviews with 11 Australian teenagers during their first year of work as apprentices, trainees, or junior staff revealed a wide range of employer strategies for training. However, training structures did not significantly predict learning. Job performance was a strong predictor, affecting interest in and capacity for learning as well as others'…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Entry Workers, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries
The Role of Employers in the Development of Employability Skills in Novice Workers
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Smith, Erica; Comyn, Paul – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2004
The article reports on a research project about employability skills in novice workers. The findings were drawn from case studies in 12 enterprises across Australia that employed young people in their first jobs, in full-time work and/or in part-time work whilst at school. The research focused upon the processes by which employers developed…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Job Skills, Skill Development, Entry Workers
Learning to Learn Through Work? The Importance of Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeship Policies in Young Workers' Learning Careers
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Smith, Erica – Australian Educational Researcher, 2004
This paper examines young workers' beginning engagement in learning through work, placing it in the context of Australian policy on entry-level training. Eleven young people were followed through their first year of full-time work and the significant adults involved in their working and learning lives were also interviewed. The study demonstrates…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Lifelong Learning, Learning Strategies, Apprenticeships
The Place of Learning and Training in the Transition from School to Full-Time Work.
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Smith, Erica – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2001
Follow-up of seven Australian trainees and four apprentices in their first year of full-time work indicated that they chose jobs that provided learning opportunities and expected to learn more from on-the-job training. Employers were generally committed to training, but environmental factors affected its success. Apprentices rated school-based…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Opportunities, Entry Workers
The Development of Employability Skills in Novice Workers.
Smith, Erica; Comyn, Paul – 2003
This research study attempts to determine how teenage workers develop their employability skills in their first formal jobs. Case studies were carried out in 12 Australian enterprises of varying sizes and drawn from different industry areas. In each case study the following staff were interviewed: senior managers and/or human resources management…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Cognitive Style, Employer Employee Relationship