ERIC ED512533: Does Support for VET Reduce pdf

ERIC ED512533: Does Support for VET Reduce

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To what extent do local governments use vocational education and training as a staff retention strategy? Human resources personnel from a selection of councils around Australia believed that a lack of career development or training opportunities might cause an employee to leave their organisation. They had some reservations about the quality and value of VET, but planned to continue to use it for staff development as it is the most widely available option. This paper is by a novice researcher from the Community of Practice program, which is part of NCVER’s Building Researcher Capacity initiatives. The research for this paper was undertaken while the author worked as National Workforce Development Advisor at Government Skills Australia. The paper investigates the extent to which local government councils offer vocational education and training as a strategy to retain their employees. The study comprised interviews with key human resource personnel in 14 councils around Australia, as well as an analysis of council records on staff training and turnover.

Appended are: (1) Interview questions; and (2) Turnover data analysis by council. (Contains 9 tables and 10 footnotes

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2010
• Year: 2010
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Local Government, Data Analysis, Educational Opportunities, Researchers, Human Resources, Career Development, Case Studies, Vocational Education, Staff Development, Labor Force Development, Labor Turnover, Training Methods, Interviews, Surveys, Government Employees, Employee Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Curry, Kath

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