This could be a really useful presentation when working with teams to set the scene about apprenticeships - I’m thinking the teacher induction program and also when we are working with teams coming to grips with apprenticeships properly for the first time.…

link to website This is a three page summary from Jay Cross about informal learning, accompanied by a great poster (finally worked out how to do ’tile’ printing after a few discussions with the printer). Everyone I’ve shown it to so far has given it rave…

link to website “After 41 years in the auto body industry, 27 of these as a teacher at the Institute of TAFE Tasmania, Denis Crowden decided it was time to pick up the tools again and undertake a Return to Industry placement at Elite Crash Repairs in…

link to pdf Following on from the seminar last week, the link above is to an interview with Nigel Paine that was published in Campus Review (8 March 06) Also here is a link to the presentation slides from each presenter…

link to pdf from Mark Harrison of http://www.kineo.co.uk comes this 40 page pdf about Informal Learning. He defines it as: “all the learning that takes place away from the world of organised formal training. It is: • deep and pervasive (representing over 80%…

Findings from Case Studies - NCVER full report in pdf p6 There’s a mixture of push and pull factors at play in why employers provide training (image sourced from pdf) p7 There’s a substantial effect of employer size on provision of structured training: Small…

link to pdf A Huge Learning Curve - TAFE practitioner’s ways of working with private enterprises Report for NCVER Authors: Roger Harris, Michele Simons, Julian Moore The key issue, then, is: In what ways and how effectively do public VET practitioners work…

NCVER - Workplace training practices in the residential aged care sector Title: Workplace training practices in the residential aged care sector Authors: Robin Booth, Sue Roy, Helen Jenkins, Berwyn Clayton, Sarah Sutcliffe “Personal care workers in…

E-learning for industry - Home From the Australian Flexible Learning Framework: “The Practical guide to e-learning for industry aims to increase industry’s use of e-learning in the workplace.”

Research Learning numeracy on the job: A case study of chemical handling and spraying by Gail FitzSimons, Susan Mlcek, Oksana Hull, Claire Wright for NCVER “Executive summary Learning numeracy on the job: A case study of chemical handling and spraying The…

The Future of Work Weblog: The ReFormation of Work via Albert Ip (http://2020learning.blogspot.com/) Posted by Jim Ware on the Future of Work Community. This list about what the future of work will look like rings true with me - to be able to create learning…

link to pdf For NCVER by Mark Cully - What it’s worth: Establishing the value of vocational qualifications to employers Key messages This research starts from the premise that the value of qualifications to employers is what they are prepared to pay for them…

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nr3017.pdf (application/pdf Object) Authors: Giselle Mawer, Elaine Jackson NCVER Report “This report presents issues associated with incentives for training existing workers in small to medium-sized firms, identified through a small sample of case studies…

link to pdf Author: Susanne Wood NCVER Report “Fully on-the-job training, the majority of which is conducted in the workplace as part of the normal experience of the employee, is perceived to offer benefits to apprentices/trainees, employers and registered…

link to website Some of the ANTA documents that have moved to the DEST website for employers about new apprentices.

link to website from Steen Elsborg, Learning Lab Denmark “the workplace is primarily special as a learning arena due to its overriding focus on optimising the output. The informal learning takes place in a context where the ultimate goal is to produce a…

link to pdf What's in it for me? Recognition of Prior Learning in enterprise based registered training organisations NCVER report by Kaaren Blom, Berwyn Clayton, Andrea Bateman, Marie Bedggood and Elvie Hughes This report focuses on recognition processes…

link to website via Leigh Blackall Casting the Net Podcast: AUSTAFE Conference 2005 - David Wilson, Developing Partnerships with Industry - really enjoyed listening to David talking about Optical Dispensing Industry partnerships and impact on the training…

link to pdf Enterprises’ commitment to nationally recognised training for existing workers Authors: Erica Smith, Richard Pickersgill, Andy Smith, Peter Rushbrook “This report aims to provide a clearer understanding of how and why enterprises use nationally…

link to website What value do Australian employers give to qualifications? Authors: Lee Ridoutt, Chris Selby Smith, Kevin Hummel, Christina Cheang “This report is about employers and how they value and use qualifications in their business decisions. The…

link to website From Ted Cocheu’s Rapid Elearning Blog “Informal learning is essential and inevitable and trying to formalize it past a point seems counterproductive and silly. But making it more efficient by providing more specific knowledge repositories…

link to website from George Siemens “Informal learning is too important leave to chance. But why don’t we have theories that provide guidelines (I imagine “steps 1, 2, and 3″ approaches would be a bit at odds with informal learning) to designing in these…

Skills at Work is a Australian Commonwealth Government evaluation of New Apprenticeships. Summary Report (pdf) Full Report (pdf) The summary report included the following findings: The number of new apprentices has increased since 1998 when the scheme was…

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CEDRA Research Resource Bases Integrating Learning and Work: Facilitating and Constraining Factors Mike Kelleher Open this document in a new window This paper looks at the questions surrounding integrating learning and work. In particular it focuses on…

NCVER - Australian vocational education and training statistics 2001: Survey of Employer Views on Vocational Education and Training - At a glance Title: Australian vocational education and training statistics 2001: Survey of Employer Views on Vocational…

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whole lot of pdf reports

link to website Engaging employers: overcoming the barriers faced by small businesses (G049) - Guide 2 - Skills and Education network - part of the UK Learning and Skills Council. July 2004 There are particular barriers to employer engagement in small…

link to website by Penny Lunt Crosman “On-demand training is the latest trend in e-learning. Companies using e-learning echnologies have found that long lectures don’t cut it online. Short, targeted learning segments with simulation or how-to scenarios let…

link to website By Pamela Tate & Becky Klein-Collins, April 2004, from Chief Learning Officer This article talks about the motivators of employees and employers in providing learning in and around the workplace.

link to webiste Workplace Learning: A Critical Introduction by John Bratton Yes, I know the site’s in German, but there’s a book review in English.

link to amazon page Workplace Learning in Context by Helen Rainbird (Editor), Alison Fuller (Editor), Anne Munro (Editor) not yet released as at 1/4/04

link to website Australian vocational education and training statistics: Trends in ‘traditional apprenticeships’ Authors: Louise Brooks Publication date: 16 February 2004 Publication type: Formal report This paper analyses trends in ‘traditional…

link to website ERIC Digest no. 252 by Bettina Lankard Brown 2003 “Work-based learning represents the integration of workplace experiences and career and technical education (CTE) curriculum. It involves students in the construction of knowledge by engaging…

Successful engagement: [pdf file] guidance for colleges and providers on effective employer engagement in post-16 learning. “This guide provides ideas on how to engage employers effectively in post-16 learning. It gives examples of how colleges and providers…

Ferl: Hot Potatoes User Guide Hot Potatoes User Guide http://www.ccm.ac.uk/ltech/cfet/materials/files/file%2013.pdf LSDA Tutorial introducing the software for easy-to-create quizzes. The various quiz formats (anagrams, multiple choice etc) are covered, with…

By Ann Montague and Linda Hopkins published by NCVER 2002 full pdf paper p 7 Learners in VET and enterprises believe that support services have an important impact on their success in training and in enabling them to overvome obstacles to learning Teachers…

link This report documents the processes and findings of a research project examining flexible learning in the workplace. For the purposes of the project, the researchers determined, through consultation with the project reference group, that the terms…

At a glance This Research at a glance summarises some of the recent research on workplace learning in Australia. Based on our analysis, if workplace learning was working well in Australia, enterprises would have in place the elements outlined in the key…

My paper outlining the "Workplace Learning Profile" has been accepted as one of only two workshops in the draft three day program for the 16th Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia's Biennial Forum, "Sustaining Quality Learning Environments" in…