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of learners, industry and education and training providers. It presents findings from a study
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Australian agricultural and natural resource management sectors. The purpose of the study
was to identify and promote effective brokerage arrangements and models. The study used
multi-method, multi-site techniques, comprising a telephone survey, case studies of good
broking practice and stakeholder participation through workshops and a reference group.
Training brokers act as facilitators or intermediaries in identifying and matching training
needs and opportunities. They have close links with industry, and extensive networks that
include reputable training providers. Brokers work with others to identify training needs and
engage participants, and to identify, negotiate and plan appropriate training. Evaluation and
further training are a key part of the process. Effective broking activity is underpinned by a
series of ten generic principles. Brokerage has implications for the agricultural sector in
developed and developing countries, in terms of improving the match of training provision
to training needs, communication, coordination and collaboration across regions and industries.
It also has broader implications for facilitating participation in client-driven lifelong
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Australian agricultural and natural resource management sectors. The purpose of the study
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multi-method, multi-site techniques, comprising a telephone survey, case studies of good
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engage participants, and to identify, negotiate and plan appropriate training. Evaluation and
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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Matching training needs and opportunities: the case for training brokers in the Australian agricultural sector</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Kilpatrick, Sue</span> and <span class="person_name">Fulton, Amabel</span> and <span class="person_name">Johns, Susan</span> (2007) <xhtml:em>Matching training needs and opportunities: the case for training brokers in the Australian agricultural sector.</xhtml:em> International Journal of Lifelong Education, 26 (2). pp. 209-224. ISSN ISSN 1464-519X</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/980/1/Kilpatrick_et_al_brokers_pub.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/980/1/Kilpatrick_et_al_brokers_pub.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />95Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02601370701219558">http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02601370701219558</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Lifelong learning has been linked by policymakers to economic and social wellbeing. This
paper introduces the concept of training brokerage as an efficient way of meeting the needs
of learners, industry and education and training providers. It presents findings from a study
of the features, processes and outcomes of training brokerage arrangements within the
Australian agricultural and natural resource management sectors. The purpose of the study
was to identify and promote effective brokerage arrangements and models. The study used
multi-method, multi-site techniques, comprising a telephone survey, case studies of good
broking practice and stakeholder participation through workshops and a reference group.
Training brokers act as facilitators or intermediaries in identifying and matching training
needs and opportunities. They have close links with industry, and extensive networks that
include reputable training providers. Brokers work with others to identify training needs and
engage participants, and to identify, negotiate and plan appropriate training. Evaluation and
further training are a key part of the process. Effective broking activity is underpinned by a
series of ten generic principles. Brokerage has implications for the agricultural sector in
developed and developing countries, in terms of improving the match of training provision
to training needs, communication, coordination and collaboration across regions and industries.
It also has broader implications for facilitating participation in client-driven lifelong
learning, particularly for disenfranchised learners.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">The definitive version was published in International Journal of Lifelong Education, Volume 26 Issue 2, March 2007. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02601370.asp</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Training brokers, Learning in agriculture, Lifelong learning, Industry education and training</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/339999.html">330000 Education > 339900 Other Education > 339999 Other Education</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/309902.html">300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences > 309900 Other Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences > 309902 Education and Extension</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">980</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Associate Professor SI Kilpatrick</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">04 May 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=980;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=980">item control page</a></p>
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