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Direct linkDumbrell, Tom; Smith, Erica – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Little has been published in the Australian vocational education and training (VET) literature on the topic of pre-apprenticeships, which are a loose type of preparatory courses for apprenticeships available in some trades. Nevertheless, pre-apprenticeships have been in existence for several decades. With continuing concern over skill shortages in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Questionnaires
Download full textDumbrell, Tom; Smith, Erica – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
This report looks at whether pre-apprenticeships increase the potential supply of tradespeople, with a special focus on electrotechnology, automotive and engineering students. It found that pre-apprenticeships have been used in Australia for many years and are widely regarded as a valuable strategy for increasing the supply and quality of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Introductory Courses, Vocational Education
Dumbrell, Tom; Smith, Erica – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
This report looks at whether pre-apprenticeships increase the potential supply of tradespeople, with a special focus on electrotechnology, automotive and engineering students. It found that pre-apprenticeships have been used in Australia for many years and are widely regarded as a valuable strategy for increasing the supply and quality of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Introductory Courses, Vocational Education
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Mining is the second smallest industry division in terms both of employment and number of business units in Australia. Employment accounts for less than 1 percent of all jobs. The outlook for employment is clouded by continuing uncertainty in Australia's main Asian markets and by the longer-term impact of environmental concerns. Mining industry…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Coal, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Dumbrell, Tom; De Montfort, Rowena; Finnegan, Wendy; Wright, Peter – 2000
Differences in the earnings of male and female graduates of technical and further education (TAFE) programs in Australia were examined in a study that focused primarily on graduates working full-time. Data were collected from the 1997 Graduate Destination Survey and from a series of focus groups and interviews with women TAFE graduates working in…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Nearly 590,000 persons are employed in education in Australia, two-thirds of whom are women. One-third of education jobs are part time, and 40% of the work force is over age 45, suggesting that labor shortages may emerge in the next decade. As would be expected, this sector employs more persons with bachelor's and higher degrees than any other…
Descriptors: Administrators, Apprenticeships, Education, Education Work Relationship
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Australia's retailing sector is the largest single industry of employment, with more than 1.2 million workers. It is characterized by high levels of part-time and casual employment; a young work force, including many young people still in full-time education; and employment widely distributed geographically. Over the past 10 years, employment has…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Distributive Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
