Work and Training Histories in the Trades

While governments have traditionally provided and financed much of the investment in off-the-job skill development, there is a limit to the extent this can provided the full complement of skills. Skill development is usually sequential and relies upon an integration of formal training with practical experience.

This project which began in 2000 aims to document the training and work experience careers of men who have worked at sometime in their career in the skilled and unskilled manual occupations. It involves a survey of 1000 men.

It has been funded by NCVER . Published results from this project include:

Elizabeth Webster and Kelly Jarvis, The Occupational Career Paths of Australian Tradesmen (published as Webster, E. M. and Kelly Jarvis (2003) The Occupational Career Paths of Australian Tradesmen , Labour and Industry. 14(2), 61-82. )

For further information please contact Professor Elizabeth Webster on [email protected] .