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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)Abstract:
In this interview, Steve Davis talks with Tom Karmel about his paper 'Apprenticeships and traineeships in the downturn' [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 97.15]. Apprenticeships have a very long history in Australia, building on the traditions of the medieval guilds. The essence of the apprenticeship is the contract of training - a legal contract between an individual, an employer and a training provider. The defining characteristic is the combination of employment and training. The purpose of the paper is to describe what we know about apprenticeships and traineeships, with a view to... [+] Show more
Subjects: Apprenticeship; Traineeship; Research; Economics
Keywords: Interview; Economic recession
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia
Published: Adelaide, South Australia: NCVER, 2009
Physical description: podcast (10 min., 16 sec.)
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https://www.ncver.edu.au/news-and-events/podcasts/vocational-voices