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Working lives project: A ten-year comparative analysis of work benefit and skill trajectories of trade and bachelor graduates - Overview

Item:
2243
Title:
Working lives project: A ten-year comparative analysis of work benefit and skill trajectories of trade and bachelor graduates - Overview
Authors:
NCVER
Publication date: 
13 April 2010
Type:
Research summary
Themes:
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways to work
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Attitudes to learning
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Career development

This study compared the work benefit and skill trajectories of a cohort of trade (vocational education) and bachelor (higher education) graduates of RMIT University in the first ten years of their working lives. It found that there are a number of key similarities and differences between the two groups in terms of further learning and occupational characteristics. In particular, both groups had high levels of satisfaction with work–life balance but differed significantly in their patterns of work and engagement in ongoing learning.

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