Management Research: Analysis of Vocational Training in Australia

This essay provides an analysis of the research article "Modelling the reasons for the use of vocational training in Australian enterprises" by Smith and Oczkowski (2015). The article explores the reasons employers in Australia cite for providing vocational training to their employees. It highlights three broad divisions of reasons for training, emphasizing the importance of aligning training with organizational goals and employee development. The analysis discusses the prevalence of nationally recognized training (NRT) and its role in attracting and retaining skilled employees. Challenges in implementing training programs, such as trainer availability and employee willingness, are also addressed. The essay concludes that the article underscores the importance of employee training in enhancing workforce capabilities and organizational success.

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Smith and Oczkowski (2015) in the article entitled “Modelling the reasons for the use of
vocational training in Australian enterprises” attempts a discussion on the reasons that are cited
by the employers in the Australian territorial boundaries in relation to training of the employees
who have been serving the concerned companies that are active within the Australian markets.
The following paper attempts a discussion on the major factors that are discussed within the
given article. The paper further reflects on the challenges that were faced while understanding
and analyzing the article.
The article in discussion, “Modelling the reasons for the use of vocational training in
Australian enterprises” by Smith and Oczkowski (2015) sheds light on the various reasons for
providing the training to the employees of the several business organizations within the
organization. The article opened with the review of the literature that is required for the
discussion on the issues that might help in the selection of the various types of the training that
the concerned employees are offered by the human resource department of the concerned
business organization. The article opines that there are three broad divisions under which the
reasons for training the employees can be grouped. The paper attempts to discuss the various
factors that help concerned managers to decide on the need for the training that are offered to the
staff of the organization (Smith & Oczkowski, 2015). The article helps the readers to gain better
knowledge on the need for conducting the training process for the employees of the organization.
The article helps the readers gain knowledge on the various types of processes that are used by
the employers in order to deal with the employees who have been recruited at the several
business organizations that are functional within the Australian territory (Smith & Oczkowski,
2015). The given article aims at the improvement of the approaches that are undertaken by the
employers in order to develop a workforce that is capable of delivering the best of their

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capabilities which in turn might help in the overall development of the concerned business
organization as well.
The article helps the readers understand the goals that need to be set in order to
implement the various training procedures within the organizations as well. The article helps the
readers to analyze the various training processes that need to be implemented within the various
companies on the basis of the employees who are recruited within the concerned companies. The
article states that the majority of the companies have been offering the potential employees of the
organization with the nationally recognized training or the NRT (Smith & Oczkowski, 2015).
This helps in the development of the situations wherein the concerned employees are able to
deliver the work that is demanded by the company as well as the clients of the organization. This
helps in the attraction of the potential employees to the organization as well. The provision of
being trained on the job and recognized to be skilled in the area of training puts forth a major
attraction for the skilled as well as the unskilled employees within the organization (Smith &
Oczkowski, 2015). The process of training the recruited staff of an organization is a process that
has been continuously evolving. The process helps in the attraction of the employees who are
considered to be the assets of the company. The on-job-training process also helps to be a
motivating factor for the employees of the organization. This is an ever-continuous process that
helps in the growth of the company as well as helps in the development of the skilled and more
capable workforce within the concerned organization.
The major challenges that are faced in the employment of the training procedures refer to
those that are faced buy the employers in the implementation of the concerned training session.
The majority of the companies have been offering the potential employees of the organization
with the nationally recognized training or the NRT. This helps in the development of the

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situations wherein the concerned employees are able to deliver the work that is demanded by the
company as well as the clients of the organization. However, the employers of the organization,
especially the members serving in the human resource department, might face issues in the
implementation of the training program. This might result due to a variety of reasons of which
the major reasons are the availability of the trainer and the willingness of the existing employees
of the organization to take part in the training activity.
In lieu of the above discussion, it might safely be pointed out that the concerned article
helps in revealing the importance of the activity of providing proper training to the employees of
the organization. The employee training activity helps the employees are able to deliver the work
that is demanded by the company as well as the clients of the organization. The facility attracts
the potential employees to the organization as well.

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References
Smith, A., & Oczkowski, E. (2015). Modelling the reasons for the use of vocational training in
Australian enterprises. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 53(3), 370-385.
Available at DOI: 10.1111/1744-7941.12060