Attrition in the Trades. NCVER Monograph Series 07/2011

Autor/inn/en	Karmel, Tom; Lim, Patrick; Misko, Josie
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Titel	Attrition in the Trades. NCVER Monograph Series 07/2011
Quelle	(2011), (42 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-9219-5550-1
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Labor Turnover; Skilled Occupations; Professional Occupations; Occupational Mobility; Comparative Analysis; Males; Labor Market; Economic Climate; Employment Potential; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fachangestellter; Berufsklassifikation; Berufliche Mobilität; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Wirtschaftslage; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Shortages in the trades are again becoming a prominent issue as Australia emerges from the Global Financial Crisis. The existence of shortages puts the immediate focus on the apparent inability of the training system to supply sufficient skilled tradespersons, but shortages in an occupation are as much related to the rate at which individuals leave the occupation as the rate at which the occupation attracts new entrants. Hence, this paper which focuses on attrition in the trades, using professional occupations as comparators. The analysis is restricted to males in order to abstract from the impact that family responsibilities have on women's labour mobility, noting that the trades are dominated by men, apart from hairdressing and, to a lesser extent, the food trades. While attrition has a negative connotation, it may be positive for the individuals leaving a trade if they are moving to something better. Thus, by looking at the occupations ex-tradespersons move to, the paper also examines whether a trade offers a good start to a career. Findings include: (1) Job and occupational mobility in the trades is not particularly different from that experienced in the professions, although there is considerable variation across the trades (and across the professions); (2) The rate of attrition in the trades is remarkably similar in good times and in bad times, although the balance between job losers and job leavers is affected by economic conditions. However, job churn within a trade is higher in good times, and this gives the impression to employers that attrition is higher; and (3) The one trade occupation that stands out as good foundation for a future career is electrotechnology and communications. Appended are: (1) Model parameters for logistic regression (1 = exit job within 12 months), males; (2) Distributions of ages for those who exit "their jobs" for ANZSCO sub-major group professional and trade occupations; (3) Summary of logistic regressions used to determine gross attrition; (4) ANZSCO occupation by average cash weekly earnings, 2008 and AUSEI06 prestige measures; and (5) Destinations of occupational movers in the trades, 2008. (Contains 3 figures, 23 tables and 10 footnotes.) [For "Attrition in the Trades. Research Overview. Monograph Series 07/2011," see ED528498.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10