Trade Apprenticeships in the Australian Construction Industry.(Statistical Data Included)

From: Labour & Industry | Date: December 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Introduction

Considerable concern has been expressed over the last decade at the decline in apprenticeship commencements across those industries, such as manufacturing, automotive repair and construction, which traditionally were the major employers of apprentices (Marshman and Associates, 1996; Australian Industry Group 1999). There is considerable evidence that a combination of reduced apprentice intake over the 1990s, rising non-completion rates of apprentices, continuing high wastage rates from the trades (that is, trades employees electing to work in other occupations) ... 

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