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This book reports an attempt to replicate, for Australia, overseas survey results on the payoff to… Show more

This book reports an attempt to replicate, for Australia, overseas survey results on the payoff to enterprise training. Some of the results are: * Australian firms provide extensive training for their incoming employees and capture nearly all the resulting productivity gains. * The profitability of firms is directly related to the amount and quality of training that they provide. * The Show less

This report results from a study investigating the role of the workplace trainer. Workplace… Show more

This report results from a study investigating the role of the workplace trainer. Workplace trainers are assuming an increasingly critical role in the provision of training opportunities as more and more training is expected to take place on the job. The report investigates the extent to which workplace trainers, especially in micro and small enterprises are ready, willing and able to meet their Show less

This report considers how mentoring and mentor-like schemes can be developed by educational… Show more

This report considers how mentoring and mentor-like schemes can be developed by educational providers for the benefit of student learning. Show less

This study compared costs of delivering workplace and TAFE-based courses in three industries -… Show more

This study compared costs of delivering workplace and TAFE-based courses in three industries - retail, hospitality and automotive. The data that were gathered provide an insight into the comparative costs of training and how they are distributed across governments, employers and trainees. Show less

Provides a detailed insight into workplace competency profiles. In particular, what they are likely … Show more

Provides a detailed insight into workplace competency profiles. In particular, what they are likely to be used for; who they should target; what they should consist of; benefits gained from their use; and what problems might be encountered in implementing them. Show less

This title brings together what is known about workplace learning, examines it critically and… Show more

This title brings together what is known about workplace learning, examines it critically and proposes directions for future developments in both research and practice. The authors seek to provide frameworks for considering issues and new ways of representing the complexities of the field in an accessible form. Show less

These books have been designed to improve the quality and use of the recognition of prior learning… Show more

These books have been designed to improve the quality and use of the recognition of prior learning (RPL) by looking at RPL practices in organisations around Australia. They are for people in the workplace who are designing an RPL process or who want to implement one. Show less

A practical book/manual which focuses on the important components of assessment. It has been… Show more

A practical book/manual which focuses on the important components of assessment. It has been written to assist teachers and trainers in VET who are delivering training either in formal institutional settings or in training rooms. Show less

A collection of papers aimed at teachers in vocational education and trainers in industry with some … Show more

A collection of papers aimed at teachers in vocational education and trainers in industry with some teaching/training and adult learning experience. Includes a policy context of human resource development, strategies for developing learning, and ways of assessing learning in the new VET context. Show less