From Preserving to Renovating Australian Apprenticeships: Insight from recent international experiences

The Workplace Research Centre at the University of Sydney has completed its report entitled "Preserving to Renovating Australian Apprentices: Insights from Recent International Experiences"  on how six industrialised countries are supporting their apprenticeship system during the current downturn. 

The WRC was commissioned by the Department to provide a report to COAG’s Australian Apprentices Taskforce. The project involved scrutiny of readily available publications and interviews/correspondence with 15 of the world's leading experts in skills, labour markets and workforce development in the USA, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany and Denmark.

• From Preserving to Renovating Australian Apprenticeships ( PDF 449KB | RTF 1MB)
• ANR of the Australian VET System 2008
• ANR of the Australian VET System 2007
• ANR of the Australian VET System 2006
• ANR of the Australian VET System 2005

 
Comparisons of International Quality Assurance Systems for Vocational Education and Training

This report explores quality assurance processes used for vocational education and training (VET) in five countries identified as key competitors in the international VET market.  The report compares different quality assurance arrangements in Australia, Canada (Ontario), Germany, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom.  It includes a particularly useful country by country breakdown of quality assurance systems in its appendices.

• Comparisons of International Quality Assurance Systems for Vocational Education and Training 
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