More students than ever are studying at tertiary level, according to the latest tertiary education and training figures.
More young Australians are taking gap years before going to university and spend that time working or in further study, according to a new report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has released the Australian apprentice and trainee statistics for the December quarter 2011.
The number of students enrolled in the national public vocational education and training (VET) system increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2011 to 1.9 million students, an increase of 4.6% from 2010.
More than 100 000 students nationally will be asked in the coming weeks about their recent experience at a TAFE institute, private training provider, or adult and community education provider.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has awarded eight scholarships to researchers across the country to support and develop Australian vocational education research.
The number of people starting apprenticeships and traineeships decreased in the March 2012 quarter.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is partnering with St James Ethics Centre to bring the popular live debate Intelligence Squared Australia (IQ 2) to Adelaide for the first time on Wednesday, 11 July 2012.
Registrations open today for the 21st National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference, colloquially known as ‘No Frills’, to be held for the first time in Adelaide on 11-13 July 2012.
Overskilling persists, so getting the right job from the start matters, according to new research released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has released the Australian apprentice and trainee statistics for the September quarter 2011.
Fears of stigma or prejudice prevent many Australian students from reporting their mental illness - they want to be treated like any other student, according to a new National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) study.
It is time for a more finely-tuned analysis of the problem of skills shortages in Australian business, according to a National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) report released today.
The number of people starting traineeships has increased to an all-time high in the December 2011 quarter.
While TAFE institutes and other registered training organisations are interested in developing ‘encore career’ programs and services, they are unable to do so within the current funding arrangements.