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Download full textOliver, Damian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
During the recent economic downturn, media and industry reports of skill shortages in the trades continued to appear. The intent of this paper is to examine the evidence for skill shortages in the trades persisting during the economic downturns over the last 20 years, using various indicators. These include employment growth, vacancy rates,…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Labor Market, Economic Climate, Employment
Wheelahan, Leesa; Leahy, Mary; Fredman, Nick; Moodie, Gavin; Arkoudis, Sophie; Bexley, Emmaline – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
Increasing the pathways between vocational and higher education is a central concern of Australian governments. Governments want more pathways to support occupational progression, skills deepening and social inclusion. They consider that the number of pathways and number of students traversing them to be inadequate, and have commissioned many…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship, Postsecondary Education, Vocational Education
Lewis, Phil; Corliss, Michael – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
As Australia's economy recovers from the economic downturn, attention is turning once again to skills shortages. To gain insights into the labour market for tradespeople, this report investigates changes in supply, demand and how adjustment occurred through the varied economic conditions of the past 20 years. It concludes that there was no overall…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Employment, Income
Karmel, Tom; Mlotkowski, Peter – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
The primary focus of this research is the impact of wages on the decision not to continue with an apprenticeship or traineeship. The approach taken is to model three wages relevant to apprentices and trainees: the wage during training; the expected wage in alternative employment; and, the expected wage on completion. The results of these models…
Descriptors: Wages, Apprenticeships, Trainees, Vocational Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This publication presents experimental estimates of completion and attrition rates for the latest commencing apprentice and trainee cohorts. Such up-to-date estimates are possible by applying a "life tables" methodology to simple cross tabulations of commencements, completions and cancellations/withdrawals. The resultant cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This annual publication provides a summary of training activity in apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia, including information on training rates, completion rates, attrition rates, training within the trades and duration of training. The figures in this publication are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no.63…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships
