An important social and economic trend over the last 50 years (or more) has been the increase in education levels in the workforce.
In a paper titled Implications of increasing education levels on job prospects from a ‘quality of job’ perspective, Dr Tom Karmel, NCVER Managing Director, explores a particular aspect of the pay-off to education – the type of job an individual with a particular level of education is likely to get.
Dr Karmel will expand on this work in his opening keynote address at the 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’ being held in Mooloolaba, Queensland from 10-12 July. It is co-hosted by Sunshine Coast TAFE. This will be Dr Karmel’s final conference address as Managing Director as he retires from NCVER in August.
The conference has attracted two other keynote speakers. Mr Nik Babovic, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Central Queensland University, will describe the benefits and operational challenges of a dual sector system of education; and Mr Daniel Gschwind, Chief Executive, Queensland Tourism Industry Council, will argue that a sustainable tourism industry offers ample returns to the Australian community.
Practitioners and researchers representing a range of educational institutions from across the country will share their research and knowledge on numerous topics confronting the sector at this year’s conference.
The program includes more than 40 workshops and presentations over the three days with topics such as: VET in Schools, literacy and numeracy, social equity, student aspirations, intergenerational mobility, the merits of mentoring, data quality and accessibility, the mid-level qualifications and e-learning's contribution to workforce development.
“No Frills is one of the best value events on the VET research calendar, and is a key part of NCVER’s commitment to dissemination of research and building research capability,” said Dr Karmel.
Leeza Boyce, Institute Director of Sunshine Coast TAFE, said the institute was proud to be involved in the conference.
“Our campus provides the ideal venue for the event, and we hope the local Vocational Education and Training community will take full advantage of it,” she said.
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