Appendix A Report on the – quantitative phase of this project The focus subjects of the first quantitative phase were young Australians aged 16—24 years in their first year of an Australian apprenticeship or traineeship, who were: employed through a group training organisation or employed directly by an employer (direct employer). Survey development and administration The survey was developed with reference to existing survey instruments and was piloted with a group of current and recently completed apprentices and trainees for cognitive testing and completion time within the 10—15 minute target range. Feedback was also sought from Group Training Australia (GTA), the national association representing group training organisations across Australia, and from a manager of a group training organisation relating to both the youth and organisational surveys, and from supporting material. The youth and organisational surveys were administered online using Qualtrics, a secure and highly encrypted software package. The survey was accessible from internet-enabled mobile phones, with a paper option also available on request. Entry into a prize draw for movie tickets was offered as an incentive for youth participation. Apprentices/trainees were asked to provide an email and/or phone number to enable contact for future follow-up surveys within the following 12 months. Apprentices/trainees were linked to their employing organisation employer via a unique identifier. Recruitment Apprentices and employing organisations were recruited directly through approaches to employers (GTOs and direct employers). Managers of organisations were first contacted and invited to participate in the study. Organisations that agreed to participate in the study were asked to complete an organisational survey and to
Appendix A – Report on the quantitative phase of this project The focus subjects of the first quantitative phase were young Australians aged 16—24 years in their first year of an Australian apprenticeship or traineeship, who were: employed through a group training organisation or employed directly by an employer (direct employer). Survey development and administration The survey was developed with reference to existing survey instruments and was piloted with a group of current and recently completed apprentices and trainees for cognitive testing and completion time within the 10—15 minute target range. Feedback was also sought from Group Training Australia (GTA), the national association representing group training organisations across Australia, and from a manager of a group training organisation relating to both the youth and organisational surveys, and from supporting material. The youth and organisational surveys were administered online using Qualtrics, a secure and highly encrypted software package. The survey was accessible from internet-enabled mobile phones, with a paper option also available on request. Entry into a prize draw for movie tickets was offered as an incentive for youth participation. Apprentices/trainees were asked to provide an email and/or phone number to enable contact for future follow-up surveys within the following 12 months. Apprentices/trainees were linked to their employing organisation employer via a unique identifier. Recruitment Apprentices and employing organisations were recruited directly through approaches to employers (GTOs and direct employers). Managers of organisations were first contacted and invited to participate in the study. Organisations that agreed to participate in the study were asked to complete an organisational survey and to
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