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Doing an apprenticeship: What young people think
Josie MiskoOctober VET Skills Institute
18/10/2011
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Traditional apprenticeship commencements and skilled vacancies index (all trades), 1986-2006
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Trades-skilled vacancy index Commencements
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Career aspirations of students (%)Career aspirations of students No. % of students
Managers and Administrators 25 1.6
Professionals 712 45.6
Technicians and associate professionals 158 10.1
Tradesperson and related workers 214 13.7
Advanced clerical and service workers 18 1.2
Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers 99 6.3
Intermediate production and transport workers 4 0.3
Elementary clerical, sales and service workers 7 0.5
Labourers and related workers 5 0.3
Other* 88 0.3
Not reported 232 14.9
Total 100 100
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Preferences of apprentices by highest level of schooling (%)
Preference Year 12 Year 11 Year 10Year 9 or
below
First preference 56.7 73.6 73.1 66.7
Second preference 25.5 16.5 13.5 14.8
Third preference 15.4 8.1 10.6 18.5
Not reported 2.4 1.9 2.8 0.0
Total 100 100 100 100
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Students by year level and plans to enter an apprenticeship
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Total Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
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No Yes Maybe Have not thought about it
Note: Graph does not include the small number of not reported’ cases.Source: Student Survey
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TER scores of apprentices apprentices – 20% obtained a TER
TER score %
50 or below 15.9
61 to 80 72.6
81 to 100 11.5
Total 100.0
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Student plans to pursue apprenticeships by expected TER scores
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‘No’ ‘Yes’ ‘Maybe’ Have not thought about entering an apprentice-ship
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Students ability by plans to take up trade apprenticeship (%)
Yes No MaybeNo
thoughtsTotal
Currently performing at a very high or high level
6.8 66.4 16.2 10.7 100.0
Currently performing OKAY
18.2 47.8 18.1 15.8 100.0
Currently performing not so well or not so well at all
10.5 23.8 35.0 30.8 100.0
*47 students did not provide details that could be analysed for this table.
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Reasons for & against apprenticeships
Apprentices Students
Why take up an apprenticeship Intrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation
Always wanted to do that type of work (24%)
Always wanted to do that type of work (23%)
Extrinsic motivation Extrinsic motivation
Can always get a job with a trade (20%)
Can make good money with a trade (17%)
Why reject an apprenticeship Extrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation
Inadequate pay (55%)Never been keen on a trade (50%)
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Influence on decision making
Parents: supportive or non-committal
Peers: do not care one way or other
Teachers: very few approach students with idea more likely to suggest to students of low
ability Influence very low
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Measuring the impact logistic regression
No yes, maybe, have not thought about it
parents’ occupational background father’s occupation mother’s occupation if father’s occupation is missing
parents’ educational background mother’s education father’s education if mother’s occupation is missing
cognitive ability (TER, ratings of ability) gender school level
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Would you recommend it to your friends and relatives considering what to do? YES – 74.4%
Continuous and stable employment Short and long-term benefits Intrinsic rewards Career establishment and progression Knowledge skills and experience
NO – 16.4% More money available in other jobs
YES and NO – 6.6% depends on ability and commitment of individual
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Apprentice intentions to stay in the industry (%)
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Third preference or lower
Work in the trade 58.6 51.6 49.5
Start my own business in the trade
14.6 16.6 10.3
Continue with the trade and do more studies
18.9 23.6 27.1
Get a job in a non-related area
6.4 6.4 10.3
Undertake full-time further education and training
1.6 1.9 2.1
Total No 550 157 97
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: Apprentice surveyNote: 33 apprentices did not respond to the question
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Suggestions for attracting more apprentices
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% of all responses
Increase pay 601 77.5 65.1
Increase promotion of benefits 233 30.1 25.2
Improve training 178 23.0 19.3
Increase incentives for apprentices 154 19.9 16.7
Improve conditions 136 17.5 14.7
Shorten duration 81 10.7 6.0
Create more jobs 55 7.2 8.8
Improve support, treatment and respect 43 5.7 4.7
Miscellaneous suggestions 31 4.0 3.4
Unsure 12 1.6 1.3
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Key messagesFinding Suggested action
Intrinsic interest is key motivator
Introduce young children to activities of different trades at young age
High ability
Focus mostly on those not bound for university, but inform university bound students of options
1/3 of year 12s go on to apprenticeships Promote trades to all year levels
Lack of adequate and current school knowledge about trades
Improve information for teachers and counsellors
Inadequate pay Review training wage?
Apprentices satisfied with learning, experience and future benefits
Promote these positive experiences at schools
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