Survey of Employer Views on Vocational Education and Training at a Glance
Survey of Employer Views on Vocational Education and Training at a Glance

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Published: 2001

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 9780873977692

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The 2001 Australian national Survey of Employer Views on Vocational Education and Training (VET) was similar to earlier studies but included more questions about employers' views about recent VET graduate employees. The survey was a sample survey and provides estimates of the results that would be found had all employers in Australia been interviewed. Highlights of the findings of the survey are the following: (1) overall, about 80 percent of employers of recent VET graduates reported being satisfied to very satisfied with VET providers; (2) more than two-thirds of employers of recent VET graduates thought that the VET system is providing graduates with skills appropriate to employers' needs; (3) 84 percent of employers were very, or quite, satisfied with the skills of graduates; (4) 82 percent of employers were very, or quite, satisfied with VET course delivery; (5) about three-quarters of employers of recent VET graduates believe that training pays for itself through increased worker productivity; and (6) the reason most cited by employers for not having VET graduate employees was that VET qualifications are not relevant to their industry. (KC)

Australian Vocational Education & Training Statistics 1999
Australian Vocational Education & Training Statistics 1999

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 9780873975674

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The 1999 Australian Survey of Employer Views on vocational education and training (VET) followed previous surveys in 1995 and 1997. The number of organizations employing recent VET graduates increased steadily over the last 5 years, from 63,000 in 1995 to 104,000 in 1997 to 117,000 in 1999. On the whole, employer views on VET were more positive in 1999. A larger proportion of employers in 1999 had recent graduate employees who received training with a private provider rather than a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institute. Around 83% of employers of a recent VET graduate reported being satisfied or very satisfied with the VET system; 69 percent felt the VET system is providing graduates with skills appropriate to employers' needs; 74 percent believed training pays for itself through increased worker productivity; the reason for not having VET graduate employees cited by 48 percent of employers was that VET qualifications are not relevant to their industry; and 1 in 4 employers who had no VET graduate employees reported providing all their training requirements in-house. Among industries more satisfied with VET were communication services, agriculture, mining, government administration, and defense. Less satisfied industries were electricity, gas, and water; education; wholesale trade; and manufacturing. The main source of information about VET was industry associations. Employers with recent VET graduate employees were more likely to have regular contact with training providers. (YLB)

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Learning for Jobs
OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Learning for Jobs

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2010-08-10

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 926408746X

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An OECD study of vocational education and training designed to help countries make their systems more responsive to labour market needs. It expands the evidence base, identifies a set of policy options and develops tools to appraise VET policy initiatives.

The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training
The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training

Author: David Guile

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-04-09

Total Pages: 602

ISBN-13: 1119098599

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A collection of the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training written by international experts The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present an integrated analysis of the complex and dynamic field of VET. Drawing on the most recent research, thinking, and practice in the field, the book explores the key debates about the role of VET in the education and training systems of various nations. The Handbook reveals how expertise is developed in an age of considerable transformation in work processes, work organization, and occupational identities. The authors also examine many of the challenges of vocational education and training such as the impact of digital technologies on employment, the demand for (re)training in the context of extended working lives, the emergence of learning regions and skill ecosystems, and the professional development of vocational teachers and trainers. This important text: Offers an original view of VET’s role in both the initial and continuing development of expertise Examines the theories and concepts that underpin international perspectives and explores the differences about the purposes of VET Presents various models of learning used in VET, including apprenticeship, and their relationship with general education Explores how VET is shaped in different ways by the political economy of different countries Reviews how developments in digital technologies are changing VET practice Discusses the challenges for universities offering higher vocational education programs Draws on both recent research as well as historical accounts Written for students, researchers, and scholars in the fields of educational studies, human resource development, social policy, political economy, labor market economics, industrial relations, sociology, The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training offers an international perspective on the topic of VET.

Vocational Training
Vocational Training

Author: Gerhard Bosch

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-09-10

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1135254753

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The last decade has given rise to a strong public discourse in most highly industrialized economies about the importance of a skilled workforce as a key response to the competitive dynamic fostered by economic globalisation. The challenge for different training regimes is twofold: attracting young people into the vocational training system while continuing to train workers already in employment. Yet, on the whole, most countries and their training systems have failed to reach those goals. How can we explain this contradiction? Why is vocational training seen to be an "old" institution? Why does vocational training not seem to be easily adapted to the realities of the 21st century? This book seeks to respond to these important questions. It does so through an in-depth comparative analysis of the vocational training systems in ten different countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, the United Kingdom and the USA.

Has Employer Satisfaction with Vocational Education and Training Changed Between 2005 and 2007?
Has Employer Satisfaction with Vocational Education and Training Changed Between 2005 and 2007?

Author: Louise Brooks

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 9781921412660

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This paper investigates large differences in employer satisfaction with vocational education and training (VET) between 2005 and 2007. Employer satisfaction was measured using the Survey of Employer Use and Views of the VET System, which was first conducted in 2005 and repeated in 2007. It measures employer satisfaction with vocational qualifications as a job requirement, apprentices and trainees, and nationally recognised training. Differences in weighted estimates of employer satisfaction were examined in light of sample sizes and the distribution of employers' responses to the survey. A model-based approach to estimation was used, which accounted for the relationship between satisfaction and the size and industry of the employer. Key findings included: (1) In three out of five cases, the large differences in employer satisfaction between years were found to be real and not as a result of the structure of the sample; (2) In the remaining two cases, the differences in employer satisfaction were found not to be significant. This suggested that the structure of the sample had the potential to reveal differences that did not hold up under closer scrutiny; and (3) Survey estimates of large differences between years need to be treated with some caution and a model-based approach to estimation provides a tool to give assurance that large differences are real and not a result of peculiarities in the sample. An appendix, comprising the majority of the report, provides the regression results. (Contains 7 tables.) [This work has been produced by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) as a joint initiative of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.].