Workplace training initiatives: implications for women in the Australian workforce

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Abstract:

Examines the situation for women workers in Australia after a ten-year focus on training. The National Training Reform Agenda is discussed and the position of women in the Australian workforce explained. Comparative statistics on workplace training and some qualitative studies that illuminate workplace practice are examined.

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Subjects: Statistics; Skills and knowledge; Research; Workforce development; Gender; Teaching and learning

Keywords: Skill development; Research project; Workplace learning; On the job training; Training

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Published: Bradford, England: Emerald, 2000

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