Pathways to Apprenticeships.

Autor/in	Dumbrell, Tom
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Titel	Pathways to Apprenticeships.
Quelle	(2003), (57 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-74096-171-4
Schlagwörter	Access to Information; Apprenticeships; Career Development; Developed Nations; Employer Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Introductory Courses; Job Training; Postsecondary Education; Prevocational Education; Student Attitudes; Student Financial Aid; Teacher Attitudes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Apprenticeship; Lehre; Berufsentwicklung; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Ausland; Einführungskurs; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Enterprise education; Vorberufliche Bildung; Schülerverhalten; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Lehrerverhalten; Australien
Abstract	A study interviewed participants in and providers of pre- apprenticeship (PA) programs in Australia and identified their potential role as a component of overall vocational education and training (VET) provision. Data were derived from a special series developed from national VET statistical data for 1994-2000 and were refined by discarding courses clearly not PA. No fail-safe method for accurate determination of total enrollments in PA courses and a wide variation in PA courses across the nation were found. The 47 students interviewed were generally positive about their courses. While some learned about courses through school, others received no advice from schools on their availability. PAs did not seem to be widely known in the community or among school careers advisors. Students regularly raised the problem of lack of financial support. Training providers and other training experts expressed a variety of views on PAs. A widespread view was they were not for everyone and not appropriate as an introduction to shorter new apprenticeships of 1-2 year duration. Some felt the aim of PA courses should be to prepare students for entry into a traditional field of apprenticeship rather than for entry to a specific apprenticeship. School-based VET as a substitute for such courses and the quality of school-provided career advice were criticized. Industry and training contacts felt involvement in PAs could remedy youths' unfamiliarity with tools. (31 references) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068, Australia (Cat. no. 1340; $25.30 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/nr1015.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC