This paper finds that poor working conditions or non-sympathetic bosses or workmates have an immediate effect for many trainees. The NCVER Apprentice and Destination Survey collected, among other things, data on reasons for not completing an apprenticeship or traineeship. This paper finds that poor working conditions or non-sympathetic bosses or workmates have an immediate effect...

Estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter, 2009 are presented in this publication. The figures are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no.62 (December 2009 estimates).

This paper describes what we know about apprenticeships and traineeships, with a view to assessing how the current economic downturn will affect them. Apprenticeships have a very long history in Australia, building on the traditions of the medieval guilds. The essence of the apprenticeship is the contract of training – a legal contract between an...

The Australian Apprenticeships Roundtable provides a forum for Australian Apprentices, as key users of the national training system, to inform governments about issues affecting their training and careers.

How do apprentice numbers in the trades respond to changes in labour market conditions? This paper finds that some trade apprenticeships are particularly sensitive to labour market conditions; that historical relationships between apprenticeship numbers and the labour market have broken down in the last ten years; and that government initiatives have been unable to counteract...