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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.