About NCVER
What we do
- Introduction
- Strategic Plan
- Annual Report
- Corporate Brochure
- Getting to know NCVER: A guide to NCVER's information resources
Introduction
NCVER's areas of activity:
- undertaking a strategic program of vocational education and training (VET) research, including the management of the national VET research competitive grants program and the analytical services of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)
- collecting and analysing national VET statistics and survey data
- collecting and making available research findings on VET from around the world through the VOCEDplus research database
- disseminating the results of research and data analysis
- building links with similar international organisations to foster comparative analysis and collaborate on issues of mutual interest
- undertaking commercial consultancies.
NCVER provides research and statistical information to a wide range of stakeholders, including:
- ministers federal, and state and territory departments of education and training
- Commonwealth, state and territory education and training authorities
- VET practitioners and providers
- Educational institutions
- researchers
- international agencies
- industry skills councils
- employer- and employee-based associations or organisations
- community organisations.
NCVER's corporate values are:
- achieving quality and professionalism
- being customer-focused and outward looking
- striving for innovation and continuous improvement
- maintaining independence and integrity
- building strong and effective relationships with others
- promoting collaboration and teamwork
- actively managing risk.
NCVER’s success is measured by:
- the comprehensiveness and quality of its statistical collections
- the quality and relevance of its research and data
- accessibility of its information.
The following principles of practice guide NCVER's work:
- analysis will be transparent and replicable
- methodology will follow sound statistical practice and be open to scrutiny
- statistical and research results (excluding commercial consultancies) will be published, provided that sufficient quality standards are met
- release dates of publications will be available, and any embargo conditions will be clear
- statistical and research results will either be descriptive or attempt to test research questions, and will avoid advocating a particular position
- NCVER data and library resources will be available to all groups and individuals equally, under the conditions spelt out in NCVER policy for the provision of VET information
- Research and statistical data are archived to ensure their availability for future researchers, policy-makers and practitioners.
Strategic Plan
NCVER's Strategic Plan provides an overview of NCVER's strategic direction for the calendar year.
Annual Report
NCVER's Annual Reports document important company information, activities, and achievements across financial years.
Corporate Brochure
Getting to know NCVER: A guide to NCVER's information resources
This document provides a summary of NCVER's research and statistical resources: what they are, and where to access them.
