Ultimately, the authors find decisions about expenditure on training depends on employers' interests, values and commitments. If new policies are to be effective and build upon enterprises' commitment to training, it is critical they align with employers' needs, and receive enterprise commitment. For government, a key strategic policy goal is to improve employers' perception of...

In this report Stephen Billett, Lisa Ehrich and Bernie Hernon-Tinning describe the processes small business operators used to learn about the goods and services tax. It discovered that small business operators generally do not seek new skills through formal courses but rather through informal, 'localised' support networks. It suggests that vocational educational and training providers...