What is the perceived effectiveness of fully on-the-job training for carpentry apprenticeships?

This study examined the training experiences of apprentices and employers who were involved in fully on-the-job training in the building and construction trades, specifically in carpentry. Fully on-the-job training, in apprenticeship, means that all training is delivered at the workplace rather than in an institution or training centre and must include structured training arrangements. The apprentice acquires competence through the performance of normal work duties, with some self-managed or facilitated training, as well as receiving support from the appointed Registered Training Organisation (RTO) trainer or trainers, which is all undertaken on the worksite. In the building and construction trades, carpentry apprentices in Australia must gain skills and knowledge over an extensive range of competencies to achieve their qualification. Traditional construction trade jobs have become more specialised over the past 20 years, which could limit the learning activities in terms of tasks and knowledge, resulting in a restricted range of skills. The project investigates this issue and other possible challenges of this delivery model. This qualitative research project involved individual apprentice and employer interviews together with key stakeholder focus group sessions. The research question was: What is the perceived effectiveness of fully on-the-job training for carpentry apprenticeships? Findings included people’s views regarding the advantages, disadvantages, the learning impacts and the outcomes of fully on-the-job training and ways of compensating for limited job roles.Masters by Researc

Evaluating Social Housing Sustainability Policies in the Context of Local Government: A Public Value Perspective

The demand for social housing has grown recently more than its supply, particularly in the United Kingdom (UK). The existing literature addresses the lack of a sustainability policy and its contribution to the lack of political intent to support the achievement of social housing homeownership predominantly under the Right-to-Buy. This research highlights that several government projects have failed in the past to deliver satisfying outcomes for the public; thus, their value to social housing tenants and public value has been largely neglected. The main aim of this research project is to evaluate social housing policies through the lens of public value that drives the decision-making process and to construct a conceptual framework to enhance the accountability and efficiency of social housing tenants in the context of local government. This has been achieved through key research objectives and the key citizens, barriers and recommendations have been explored to enlighten social housing sustainability policy. This conceptual framework was tested in UK local government authorities and with local citizens who had recently started to address diverse sustainability factors in terms of social housing policy. The result was a qualitative case study enquiry based on the use of focus group-interviews, the vignettes approach and documentary evidence to explore the validity of the conceptual framework as a tool for supporting the decision-making process in this field. The findings obtained from the in-depth case study provided an insight into the social housing evaluation criteria and the influences of a sustainability policy from both a practical background and an internal organisational perspective. The findings addressed the poor affordability of a whole-life value of a property, insufficient funding due to austerity, poor legal frameworks, poor governance, a lack of suitable designs for social cohesion, poverty, the well-organized use of resources and environmental protection

Improving the effectiveness of a regional development network

Regional development networks operate in complex environments in which the needs of member organisations may not necessarily be aligned with the vision and objectives of the networks themselves. The ability of regional development networks to achieve their aims is further complicated by the often voluntary nature of network membership. Such groups must also deal with the political reality of how governments enact social policy as various levels of governments themselves change. This research, which used an insider action research approach, identified the strengths and weaknesses of a voluntary regional development network to improve the practice of that group. The insights gained through the research were used to develop a framework of four capabilities: building the group’s internal and external identity; developing strong relationships with stakeholders; sourcing and using information effectively to build knowledge; and gaining the commitment of members and stakeholders to work towards the group’s goals and objectives. These capabilities are linked together by leadership capability. The framework may be used to assist and improve the effectiveness of networks in achieving their vision and goals. The research objectives included identifying areas which were problematic for the network and developing strategies of use to both this and other such groups to address weaknesses and take advantage of regional opportunities. The framework developed by the researcher is not designed as a ‘one size fits all’ solution to all of the problems and issues likely to be faced by regional development networks. Given the variations in size, composition and purpose of such groups, this would be neither practicable nor desirable. Rather the framework is a guide for network leadership. Members can identify the capabilities which are most relevant and useful for their own particular circumstances, and work to develop those capabilities which are meaningful to them

Governance and service delivery a case-study of sanitation in Inanda, Durban.

Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.The sanitation crisis is a growing pandemic in most developing countries, globally, including in South Africa. It is exacerbated by increasing urbanization, poverty, lack of political will, poor institutional response and limited financial resources to address the increasing demands. The sanitation situation in Inanda in Durban is no different. This study examines a ‘trialogue’ of governance, sanitation and service delivery in Inanda. It investigates the approach to sanitation delivery, capturing the impact of policy implementation through the real experiences of communities in Inanda. The theorisation for this study is built on debates relating to governance as an analytical lens. It also draws on Foucault’s theory of governmentality to understand how government functions in an environment internal and external to itself to manage and distribute public resources as a service to the governed. Government employs the ‘art of governing’ through regulation and the rule of law to achieve its service delivery goals. In the delivery of sanitation in South Africa the government adopts a multi-stakeholder governance approach, requiring inter-spheral and inter-department synergy, together with cooperation from the local communities and other sectors. The predominant qualitative account of sanitation governance is achieved through utilising a case-study design as a methodological approach. The case-study design allowed the researcher to delve deeper into smaller cases employing multi-method data gathering techniques. Triangulation increased the reliability and credibility of the findings presented. The empirical investigation of this research concentrates on the experiences of local communities in Inanda, exploring the impact of policy choices for sanitation delivery. In addition, it captures the application of governance principles by practitioners to meet sanitation demands in the varying geo-spatial formations, different housing typologies and absence of bulk infrastructure in the peri-urban and rural settings in the study area. The study paid special attention to imperatives such as local governance and participation; access to basic services as a Constitutional right; access to sanitation to advance a better quality of life through adequate facilities, improved hygiene education and access to water to complement sanitation goals. The study revealed that sanitation delivery in Inanda was fraught with developmental challenges. The eThekwini Municipality’s Water and Sanitation Unit, responsible for the provision of sanitation to the communities of Inanda is challenged with increasing populations, unplanned settlements, weak institutional response to operations and maintenance, limited financial resources, inadequate integrated and spatial planning, and moving targets due to increasing demands for sanitation services in Inanda. Poor sludge management threatens environmental integrity and community health. The Municipality’s interim response to the sanitation needs of informal/unplanned settlements had little impact on user satisfaction as the high cost of infrastructure limits the quantity and quality of facilities provided. Communities find it difficult to utilise governments’ choice of sanitation facilities provided to them due to poor quality infrastructure, inadequate of maintenance and care of facilities, lack of effective sludge evacuation strategies for ventilated improved pit toilets, and inability to use and maintain the eco-san innovations instituted by the eThekwini Water and Sanitation Unit. Inadequate sanitation facilities exposed communities to the hazards of crime, disease, indignity, perpetuation of poverty and discrimination as well as a perception that, approximately 18 years into the democratic era, government has failed the people, as majority of the households in Inanda still do not have their own toilet facility

2003 Calendar - Handbook of Undergraduate Programs

646pp. Includes an Index of Courses.Contains the academic program rules for all University of Adelaide undergraduate programs in 2003

University Catalog 1976-1978

Table of Contents University Map ... 4-5University Calendar ... 6-8The University and Its Program ... 10General Information ... 13Student Housing ... 13Student Services ... 15Student Financial Aid ... 17Student Activities and Honors ... 20University Facilities and Educational Services ... 23University Policies ... 36Admission Procedures ... 36Transfer Students ... 39Resident-Nonresident Student Classification ... 42Requirements for Graduation ... 44Teaching Certificates ... 46Enrollment and Registration ... 47Fees Schedule ... 48General Academic Policies ... 50Curricula ... 61Undergraduate Curricula ... 62Graduate Curricula ... 65General Education Program ... 66Bachelor of Arts Degree Programs ... 67Bachelor of Music Degree Program ... 72Bachelor of Technology Degree Programs ... 73Courses of InstructionDepartments and Undergraduate Programs by CollegesCollege of Business and Behavioral Sciences ... 76College of Education ... 108College of Humanities and Fine Arts ... 135College of Natural Sciences ... 167Interdisciplinary Courses and Programs ... 194The Graduate Program ... 200Admission ... 201Assistantships ... 204Master\u27s Degree Programs ... 206Master of Arts in Education Degree ... 212Master of Arts Degree ... 217Master of Business Administration Degree ... 230Specialist in Education Degree ... 232Specialist Degree ... 239Cooperative Doctoral Programs ... 240State Board of Regents ... 241Administrative Staff ... 242Emeritus Faculty ... 249Instructional Staff ... 252Index ... 277https://scholarworks.uni.edu/uni_catalogs/1024/thumbnail.jp