In this interview, Steve Davis talks with researcher Barbara Pocock about her paper, 'Low-paid workers, changing patterns of work and life, and participation in vocational education and training'.
In this interview Steve Davis talks with researcher Andrew Smith about his report 'To have and to hold: Retaining and utilising skilled people', which looked at the ways Australian employers retain skilled staff and enhance their ability to use the skills of their people.
This podcast features a panel discussion recorded by the ABC at NCVER's August 2008 forum Apprenticeships: Sustaining Australia's skills base in Melbourne. The ABC's Peter Mares chaired the session on Australia's skilling issues with panellists Neil Gow, Master Builders Australia, John Hart, Restaurant and Catering Australia, Linda Heron, Heron Human Resources and Peter Tighe, Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union. It was broadcast on October 3, 2008 as an episode of ABC Radio National's, The National Interest.
In this interview Steve Davis talks with researcher Fran Ferrier about her report 'Vocational education and training providers in competitive training markets', which looked at how practices and policies are evolving in the increasingly competitive environment of Australia's vocational education and training sector.
This interview was conducted by Steve Davis with Victor Callan, about his report 'Accelerated apprenticeships', which looked at recent pilots of accelerated apprenticeships in the automotive industry in Queensland.
Mp3 of interview conducted by Steve Davis with Roger Harris and Berwyn Clayton about their report 'Supporting vocational education and training providers in building capability for the future'.
In this interview Steve Davis talks with Tom Karmel about his report 'Is VET vocational?', which explores the issue of how vocational education and training (VET) is actually used in the labour market and in particular the match between what graduates study and the jobs they get.