Apprenticeships have a particularly long and enduring history in Germany and Australia, this paper looks at the motivation of firms in both countries to become involved in apprenticeship training.
Understanding the costs and benefits of vocational education and training can provide a basis for making more informed funding decisions.
Increasing competition in the vocational education and training sector over the last two decades means it is timely to understand how the market structure has changed.
A more complete picture of all investment in training above and beyond that which is currently collected would be very useful for policy development.