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From school to work: The role of traineeships

Item:
1631
Title:
From school to work: The role of traineeships
Authors:
A Michael Dockery, Paul Koshy, Thorsten Stromback
Publication date: 
5 December 2005
Type:
Research report
Themes:
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > General
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways after compulsory education
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways to work
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Apprentices and trainees
Students and individuals > Learner groups > School students and VET in schools
VET system > VET in schools programs > General
ISBN:
1 921169 49 4 print; 1 921169 55 9 web

This study analyses the role of traineeships in the transition from school to work, using data from a sample of a group of young Australians who were in Year 9 in 1995. This group of young people has been surveyed each year from 1995 to 2002. The characteristics associated with participation in a traineeship are examined, as are the labour market outcomes. It was found that young people who undertake traineeships between the ages of 15 and 21 years do better in the labour market than those who leave school and do not undertake any post-school education and training.

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