Views through three windows: a study of the purposes and usefulness of on- and off-the-job training

Author: Harris, Roger; Simons, Michele

Abstract:

The current policy climate in the vocational education and training (VET) sector raises critical issues regarding the nature, roles and effectiveness of on- and off-the-job sites as learning environments. This paper reports on research analysing the views on these issues of three groups of participants in the Australian building industry, namely apprentices, host employers and TAFE teachers. The findings suggest that apprenticeship training is perceived differently by the three groups, and the paper explores the consequences and implications of these findings.

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Apprenticeship; Industry; Providers of education and training; Workforce development; Employment

Keywords: Apprentice; Vocational teachers; TAFE; Workplace education and training; Off the job training; Employers

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Published: Adelaide, South Australia: NCVER, 1999

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Journal title: Australian and New Zealand journal of vocational education research

Journal volume : 7

Journal number: 2

Journal date: November 1999

Pages: pp.55-80

ISSN: 1039-4001

Resource type: Article

Call Number:
TD/TNC 59.41