- Title
- What is the perceived effectiveness of fully on-the-job training for carpentry apprenticeships?
- Creator
- Wright, Barry
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Thesis; Masters
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/167953
- Identifier
- vital:13819
- Identifier
- https://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2766632
- Abstract
- This study examined the training experiences of apprentices and employers who were involved in fully on-the-job training in the building and construction trades, specifically in carpentry. Fully on-the-job training, in apprenticeship, means that all training is delivered at the workplace rather than in an institution or training centre and must include structured training arrangements. The apprentice acquires competence through the performance of normal work duties, with some self-managed or facilitated training, as well as receiving support from the appointed Registered Training Organisation (RTO) trainer or trainers, which is all undertaken on the worksite. In the building and construction trades, carpentry apprentices in Australia must gain skills and knowledge over an extensive range of competencies to achieve their qualification. Traditional construction trade jobs have become more specialised over the past 20 years, which could limit the learning activities in terms of tasks and knowledge, resulting in a restricted range of skills. The project investigates this issue and other possible challenges of this delivery model. This qualitative research project involved individual apprentice and employer interviews together with key stakeholder focus group sessions. The research question was: What is the perceived effectiveness of fully on-the-job training for carpentry apprenticeships? Findings included people’s views regarding the advantages, disadvantages, the learning impacts and the outcomes of fully on-the-job training and ways of compensating for limited job roles.; Masters by Research
- Publisher
- Federation University Australia
- Rights
- Copyright Barry Wright
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- On-the-job training; Carpentry apprenticeships
- Full Text
- Thesis Supervisor
- Smith, Erica
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