Modelling the trades: An empirical analysis of trade apprenticeships in Australia, 1967-2006
Authors:
Tom Karmel, Peter Mlotkowski
Publication date:
18 June 2008
Publication type:
Research report
Themes:
Industry and employers > Specific occupations > General
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Apprentices and trainees
VET system > Apprenticeships and traineeships > General
ISBN:
978 1 921412 16 5
Trade apprenticeships in Australia from 1967 to 2006 are modelled in this paper. These models are used to understand how apprentice numbers in the trades respond to changes in labour market conditions. The models also allow commentary on the impact of recent government policy initiatives on trade apprentices. The paper finds that some trade apprenticeships are particularly sensitive to labour market conditions; that historical relationships between apprenticeship numbers and the labour market in the majority of occupations have broken down in the last ten years; and that government initiatives have been unable to counteract completely this trend.
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