This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects and training providers in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system (defined as Commonwealth and state/territory government-funded training). Data for the Government-funded students and courses series are received by the National…

This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report, "Private Training Providers: Their Characteristics and Training Activities," [ED495181] and is an added resource for further information. That study examined the nature of the training activity of private registered training organisations (RTOs) offered to…

Provides a survey of salaries in the training profession. Breaks down statistics according to sex, location, size of company, and specific job. Includes a worksheet to enable individuals to compare themselves with other trainers. (JOW)

This report of a survey of 12,000 "Training" subscribes (2,037 responses) depicts the male-female salary gap and job categories of training positions; and compares salaries of executives, training managers, instructors, instructional designers, organizational development specialists, and personnel managers and specialists by region, company size,…

The industry report of employer-provided training includes charts depicting training budgets, who's learning what and how, trends (including work teams and social issues), and technologies for training. (SK)

A trainers' salary survey collected data on 1,091 companies, 31,615 employees, and 97 human resource jobs. Results show pay for human resource professionals is continuing to rise. The survey contains information on base salaries, annual bonuses and incentives, and long-term eligibility incentives. (JOW)

Reports results from a 1987 survey of 2,830 readers of "Training," who are mostly industry-based trainers. Results indicate that salaries remained about the same as 1986, although bonuses were larger. Another finding indicates that the male/female salary gap is growing. (CH)

Reports on the 21st annual survey, which received 1,488 responses from a sample of 3,303 employers. Charts depict annual expenditures on training, training delivery methods and topics, who controls training purchases, outsourcing, and technology-based training. (SK)

The author discusses various aspects of training and development: formal job-related training and development, the behavioral/cognitive split in informal learning on the job, workplace training inside and out, costs and benefits of workplace learning, and forces accounting for growth and decline in the training and development function in…

Presents results of a readers' poll concerning where trainers come from and where they want to go. Discusses trainers' educational background--bachelors degrees and postgraduate degrees, former positions, current positions, factors contributing to career development, long-term career objectives, and career opportunities for trainers, and best and…

This report describes a study of the training of early childhood educators in the state of New Mexico, undertaken during the summer of 1991. The study sought to: (1) determine the scope and content of training used by a variety of early childhood educators; (2) develop a profile of both agencies and individuals who provide training; (3) identify…

This paper is an exposition and comparison of the objectives, methodology, and findings of two research projects entitled "An Occupational Analysis of Training in Industry" and "An Occupational Analysis of the Work of Beginning Teachers." The relevance of these studies to the design and evaluation of teacher education…

This publication provides detailed statistical information about publicly funded vocational education and training activity in Australia in 2001, including students, providers, and programs. All tables provide cross-tabulations for the whole population and by sex. Twenty-two tables are provided for Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland,…

Project CLASS (Cooperative Learning: Acquiring Specialized Skills) was designed to develop, demonstrate, evaluate, and disseminate an inservice training model to enhance the early intervention competencies of professionals in rural states who are delivering Public Law 99-457 (Part H) community and home-based services to infants and toddlers with…

A search of recent research on group training apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia found that group training companies (GTCs) are making a strong contribution to Australia's apprentice and trainee system. Key findings include the following: (1) group training apprentice and trainee numbers doubled over the period of 1995-2000; (2) over…