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Australian Training and Development in 1992
Author(s) -
Smith Andrew
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841119303100207
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , government (linguistics) , plan (archaeology) , quality (philosophy) , process (computing) , private sector , key (lock) , training system , business , operations management , public relations , political science , public administration , economic growth , marketing , economics , computer science , geography , computer security , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , epistemology , meteorology , operating system
This paper charts the progress of the sweeping changes that have occurred in Australia's training system during 1992. Increasingly reliable survey evidence points to the fact that the volume of training activity in the country is growing quickly, particularly in the private sector. It is less clear that this increase in activity has brought about an improvement in the quality of training provision. Nevertheless, this paper argues that we are witnessing a ‘training revolution’, a major aspect of which is the increased centralization of the training system. The implementation of the Carmichael Report and the move to competency‐based training are key elements in the plan to create a unified national system of training in Australia. The re‐election of the Keating Labor government is likely to accelerate this process over the next three years.