NCVER News #220

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3 December 2009

Annual report 2008-2009

NCVER's Annual Report documents important company information, activities, and achievements across 2008-2009.

A forty-year legacy sets the bar high for VET researchers

NCVER VET Researcher of the Year was awarded posthumously to Chris Selby Smith.

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Academic scholarships - applications open

Applications have now opened for the 2010 Academic scholarships. If you are a VET practitioner undertaking university study at honours, masters or doctorate level then an academic scholarship may be for you. For more information and to download an application form go to:

Communities of Practice scholarships - applications open

Applications have now opened for the 2010 Communities of Practice scholarships. If you are a VET practitioner with little research experience and have a workplace issue you would like to investigate then we want to hear from you. For more information and to download an application form go to:

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Australian vocational education and training: Student outcomes 2009

Information about the outcomes for students who completed their vocational education and training (VET) during 2008 is presented in this publication.

Early vocational education and training programs for young Aboriginal learners: Perceptions of practitioners and young people

The perceptions of students, school and TAFE staff involved in V Tracks, an early intervention program for Aboriginal school students are explored in this paper.

Problem-based learning: Student engagement, learning and contextualised problem-solving

The Business TAFE School at RMIT is considering problem-based learning as a teaching method. 

Australia and India: Facing the twenty-first century skills challenge

This paper explores some of the common challenges the countries face in reforming their vocational training systems.