Linkages between Australian vocational education and training and the labour market
This paper canvasses a range of areas which bear on the linkages between vocational education and training (VET) and the labour market. The first is described as institutional linkages. These are the formal legal and administrative structures that tie together VET and the labour market. The second area is that of general skills development. Australia's general approach is based on the idea that education and training increases an individual's human capital leading to higher wages and better employment outcomes. The final area is labelled the dynamics of the labour market. This is the most comp ... Show more
Authors: Karmel, Tom
Published: Adelaide, South Australia, NCVER, 2005
Resource type: Conference paper
Physical description: 13 p.
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