Are Two Worlds Colliding?: The Provision of Training and Learning Services for Small Business.

Autor/in	Kearns, Peter
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Titel	Are Two Worlds Colliding?: The Provision of Training and Learning Services for Small Business.
Quelle	(2002), (80 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-74096-042-4
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Apprenticeships; Benchmarking; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Uses in Education; Continuing Education; Cooperative Learning; Delivery Systems; Developed Nations; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Informal Education; Internet; Job Skills; Job Training; Mentors; Nonschool Educational Programs; Outcomes of Education; Policy Formation; Self Help Programs; Small Businesses; Vocational Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Computerkonferenz; Computernutzung; Weiterbildung; Kooperatives Lernen; Auslieferung; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Politische Betätigung; Self help programmes; Selbsthilfebewegung; Kleingewerbe; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Australien
Abstract	A study examined key dimensions of the pattern of learning and enterprise culture change relating to provision of training and learning services for small businesses in Australia. Barriers to training were both demand- and supply-side factors. Research showed the significance of informal learning that occurs in workplaces of small firms but was lacking on the impact of vocational education and training (VET) reforms on small business, including implementation of New Apprenticeships, Training Packages, and Toolboxes and promotion of online learning and measures to make VET more flexible and responsive to user demand. Some customized products, such as Certificates III and IV in Small Business, were implemented, but their impact was not researched. Considerable progress was made in identifying collaborative self-help strategies that support development of learning and skill in small business. Well-suited to the small business environment and culture, they included building networks and clusters, mentoring, workplace coaching, action learning, and benchmarking. Less research evidence was available on the impact and potential of e-learning. The dominant feature on the landscape of learning and training provision for small business was emergence of a dual system comprising the formal VET system and informal system of short courses, advisory services, and workplace learning. A compelling case was made for a comprehensive national learning, skill, and enterprise strategy for small business. (Appendixes include a list of 82 references, glossary, and methodology.) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068, Australia (Cat. no. 900; $27.50 Australian). Tel: 08 8333 8400; Fax: 08 8331 9211; e-mail: vet_req@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au. For full text: http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr1003.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC