Group
A: Fourteen participants were interviewed. Of
these
the gender split was male (n = 7), and female (n = 7).
A
prepared set of questions was used, answers to 5 of these
questions
were included in the analysis for this paper
(Appendix
1). Each full interview was face to face and
lasted
approximately one hour and all data were sound
recorded.
Each interview was transcribed into word format
in
preparation for analysis. Group A was a purposive
sample
of key stakeholders from relevant Australian
government
departments, registering bodies, workforce
institutes
and universities. The participants throughout
this
report are referred to as Group A industry spokespeople.
These
interviews formed a Macro data collection
phase.