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Prediction of Jobclub Outcomes Using the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Andrew Cartmel
Andrew Cartmel*
Affiliation:
Department of Community Services and Health, Mirrabooka, W.A.
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether any personality characteristics, as measured by the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), influenced the efficacy of the Jobclub programme. The study used 25 voluntary subjects to assess the relationship between personality profiles and training outcomes, in order to determine whether certain personality factors predisposed subject receptiveness to training success. The results indicated that no relationship existed between personality profiles, as measured by the VPI, and outcomes to the Jobclub training programme. The implications of this finding is that programmes that employ techniques used by Jobclub can be applied in a wide variety of situations, such as in schools or among specifically targeted populations.

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Research Article
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , May 1989 , pp. 19 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1986

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