A model of employment literacy: Young people in Western Australia

This exploratory study aimed to examine the meanings of employment literacy among young people undertaking vocational education or training (VET), trainers, funding representatives and employers in Western Australia. A further objective was to develop a model of employment literacy that would inform training or educational organisations. Employment literacy incorporates the personal and social dimensions that young disadvantaged people require to secure and maintain employment. It also includes the understandings and capacity to access infonnation from a variety of sources and negotiate with a range of people in employment related settings. In-depth interviewing was the main method used so that different interpretations of employment literacy could be examined. In total ninety two interviews were undertaken. These included sixty six with young people, nine involving trainers, eight representatives of funding bodies and nine employers. The young people were interviewed on two occasions to consider the implications of the education or training . programs. Nvivo was used to assist in the analysis of the data across and between the four groups included in the study.

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

2009

Author dc:creator

• Britton, Katherine F.

• Work
• Study and teaching
• School-to-work transition
• Western Australia
• High school graduates
• Employment
• Vocational education
• Western Australia.
• Other Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/158

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-1158