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ACE and small business in NSW

By
Paul Davis, Bob Kinnaird
Type
Research report
Published
1 November 1998
ISBN
ISBN 0 87397 509 X

Description

This project indentifies the types of Adult and Community Education (ACE) programs, provision and approaches that are most effective in meeting small business training needs in New South Wales. It finds that small business owner-managers generally want training for themselves and their employees that is:

  • short, sharp and specific to a particular issue and industry
  • delivered flexibly, that is at times and locations to suit them, usually local
  • learner-centred, rather than curriculum-centred
  • delivered by business-experienced and business-friendly staff.