Skilling Australians: Lessons from World War II National Workforce Development Programs

Autor/inn/en	Dymock, Darryl; Billett, Stephen
Titel	Skilling Australians: Lessons from World War II National Workforce Development Programs
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 50 (2010) 3, S.468-496 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	War; Foreign Countries; Labor Force Development; Educational History; Social Change; Industrial Training; Training Methods; Training Objectives; Job Skills; Skill Development; Educational Development; Technical Education; Program Administration; Vocational Education; Vocational Rehabilitation; Job Training; Program Implementation; Program Descriptions; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Krieg; Ausland; Arbeitskräftebestand; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Sozialer Wandel; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Industriebetriebslehre; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Training objectiv; Ausbildungsziel; Trainingsziel; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Bildungsentwicklung; Technikunterricht; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Australien
Abstract	Governments are currently mobilising their national workforces to compete effectively in a globalised economy where being export-effective and import-competitive are necessary to secure national economic and social goals. Australia is no exception here. Yet, in this country, as in others, similar mobilisations occurred in earlier times, most noticeably during wartime. This article describes and discusses two particular measures during and after the Second World War: the Commonwealth Technical Training Scheme and the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme. Beyond providing an historical account of these two national schemes for skilling Australians, the paper identifies the importance of securing a national consensus and the engagement of all parties, and showing sensitivity towards those who participate in such programs. Particularly salient is that although national-focused, the success of these programs was premised on effective localised arrangements, where diligent administrators and educators seemingly worked closely with local employers and unions to realise their effective implementation. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10