Patterns of success and failure in the transition from school to work in Australia
Authors:
Stephen Lamb, Phillip McKenzie, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication date:
1 June 2001
Publication type:
Research report
Themes:
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > General
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
ISSN:
1440-3455
ISBN:
0 86431 289 X
A significant number of Australian school leavers, 60 per cent, do not enrol in either a university or TAFE course when they leave school. Instead, they make alternative choices such as seeking employment or going into an apprenticeship or traineeship. In this report, the pathways of students are followed during the seven years after school completion. The analysis is based on a sample of Year 10 students in the late 1980s. It measures their post-school education and training and employment experiences. In addition, a second group of students from the mid-1990s were examined in their transition experiences over three years after school-completion. The report aims to identify who makes a successful transition into full-time employment and those who do not.
Research report no. 18
This report, published by the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
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