Research
About our research
- Introduction
- National VET Research and Evaluation (NVETRE) program
- Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)
- In-house research
- Consultancy projects
Introduction
NCVER conducts and manages research into Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector. The aim of the research is to ultimately contribute to an improvement in VET policy or practice. Some research is undertaken by NCVER on a commercial basis.
National VET Research and Evaluation (NVETRE) program
NCVER, on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, co-ordinates and manages the National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation (NVETRE) program.
The NVETRE program provides funding annually for VET research and commissions research based upon the research priorities agreed to by the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment.
NCVER is not eligible for competitive research funds under the NVETRE program.
Research programs and projects
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Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) is a research program that tracks young people as they move from school to post-school destinations. It is managed and funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
On 1 July 2007, NCVER was awarded the contract to provide analytical and reporting services for LSAY to 2010.
Further information about this program can be found on the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth website.
In-house research
NCVER undertakes its own research aimed at informing VET policy and practice.
Consultancy projects
Through its consultancy arm, NCVER provides professional research, development and implementation services to Australian and international clients. NCVER consults in areas ranging from the training needs of diverse groups, analysis of industry skill requirements, program evaluations and research into a range of national training policy and practice issues. Our focus is on projects that are:
- strategic and of national significance
- serving a greater public interest
- focused on areas where NCVER has a competitive advantage
- completed within reasonable timelines
- intellectually or methodologically sound
- conducted through negotiated stakeholder management.
