Modern Awards and Skill Development through Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Damian Oliver

The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2010, vol. 21, issue 2, 99-119

Abstract: Vocational education and training (VET) and industrial relations systems are inherently linked. The Federal Government aims to increase the number of workers with VET qualifications but it is unclear how this policy is being supported through the industrial relations framework, in particular by the new system of modern awards. Research into training outcomes has shown that job-related factors are linked to completion rates among apprentices and trainees. An analysis of a cross-section of relevant modern awards reveals that award modernisation has had a small negative impact on the wage arrangements for apprenticeships. Modern awards continue to provide no recognition for some categories of workers who have undertaken VET qualifications through traineeships.

Keywords: Apprentice wages; award-dependent occupations; initial vocational education and training; modern awards; returns on training; skill formation; traineeships; training reform; vocational qualifications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/103530461002100207

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