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National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1999
Records from the quarterly collection of data on Australia's apprentices and trainees were matched with the annual data from vocational education and training providers (VET). The results provide information on the courses and modules undertaken as part of off-the-job training of apprentices and trainees who had a contract of training with an…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1999
A study provided information about trends in Australian apprenticeships and traineeships from 1995-98. The number of vocational education and training (VET) commencements grew strongly from 64,470 to 133,750; the number in training grew from 144,990 to 206,370; and the number of completions grew from 31,560 to 52,070. Although the proportion of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
Kincaid, Harry V. – 1966
A mail questionnaire survey was made of employment, formal training, and the use of apprenticeships within the metalworking industry for the "growth occupations" of maintenance electrician, tool and die maker, electronic technician, maintenance mechanic, millwright, and welder. Over 2,400 metal working plants in the United States with 500 or more…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Apprenticeships, Correspondence Study, Enrollment
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2002
In the year 2000, approximately 1.75 million Australians (13.2% of the country's population) undertook some form of vocational education and training (VET). Of all VET students, 75.5% undertook training with Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and other government providers versus 13.0% with community providers and 11.5% with other registered…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Education, Course Selection (Students), Education Work Relationship
Smart, Nigel, Ed. – 2001
This volume on apprenticeships in Australia summarizes 11 research studies. After an "Introduction" (Nigel Smart), the reports are: "Apprenticeship in Australia: A Concise History" (John Ray); "Issues and Directions from the Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeship Literature" (Stephen Saunders); "Determinants…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Blue Collar Occupations, Delivery Systems