One of the major aims of Saudi Vision 2030 is to create a dynamic, diverse and sustainable economy by generating employment opportunities for young Saudis. As Education sector plays a pivotal role in boosting economy of a country, the National Transformation Program (“NTP”) has laid down objectives …
Knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes (KSAAs) are important attributes required of university graduates to become effective Human Resource (HRM)/Employment Relations (ER) professionals. However, is what is taught and practiced at universities sufficient to equip graduates with the necessary KSA…
This paper contributes to the literature on the changing nature of work and employment by focussing on the commercial and residential segments of the construction industry in one Australian state. Three key drivers of change in work and employment are identified and discussed: a changing competitive…
Modern awards directly determine the pay and employment conditions of around one in five Australian workers and indirectly influence many more by setting the standard for enterprise agreements. This paper examines the relationship between formal qualifications within the Australian Qualifications Fr…
The building and construction industry is vital to all economies, yet across an increasing number of countries, the industry's future is vulnerable to uncertainties in the supply of suitably skilled labour and the maintenance of skill formation. Training and skill development b an area in which unio…
This article examines the role of Australian unions in Vocational Education and Training (VET). The article identifies three dimensions of union engagement with VET issues and it highlights the way in which different dimensions have been to the forefront of union activity over training. The article …
This article outlines the main elements of the German system of vocational training and looks at recent pressure for change in the system. It identifies two central elements in the system, the notion of the occupation and the dual structure of training delivery. These characteristics are embedded in…
Studies on globalisation suggest that a factor in the growth of non-standard employment in developed economies has been the growing capacity of multinational corporations to arbitrage wage differentials across countries. This analysis applies in particular to industries subject to direct import comp…
This paper asks whether the high rates of both unqualified tradespeople and attrition of qualified tradespeople from trade work necessarily represent a failure in the skill acquisition process for the skilled trades. The analysis suggests that there is demand for three levels of trade worker—a lower…
This paper examines the significance of the inter-firm provision of entry-level vocational education and training in Australia by studying a key group of interfirm providers, namely, group training companies. The nature of group training schemes is discussed with reference to two case studies, and t…
This article critically evaluates recent research from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NC VER) on the occupational structure of apprentices and trainees. This study argues that the research is flawed by the NCVER's demand that traditional trade apprenticeships and traineeships…
Australian unions entered the ‘national training reform agenda’ in the late 1980s promising themselves a high skill, high wage economy in which ‘lifetime learning’ was an integral part of paid employment. The regulatory arrangements the union movement sought in order to realise these goals have inst…
Witz' (1992) approach to the study of female dominated professions is employed to analyse and contrast the processes, debates and tactics within nursing and social work as they have responded to national pressure to develop competency-based professional standards. A particular concern is whether thi…
Award restructuring represents a fundamental transformation of Australian industrial relations. This article seeks to provide a clear understanding of what is involved in the process and its impact. Awards under Australia's system of state compulsory arbitration are legally enforceable documents cov…
