Lower proportions of training qualifications are being completed by young people, with the overall completion rate of students aged 25 years and under declining 5.9 percentage points, according to the latest data.
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Proportions of trade and non-trade apprentices and trainees completing their training have slightly decreased, with the overall completion rate declining from 53.5% to 52.4%, according to the latest data.
International workforce development and apprenticeship expert Nicholas Wyman will discuss how partnerships involving employers, communities and educators can bridge skills gaps today at the 24th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference.
Professor Peter Shergold will discuss the big opportunities arising from big data today at the 24th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference.
The number of people enrolled in government-funded training declined 3.5% to 1.79 million last year compared with 2013, according to data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Reforming training qualifications could provide workers with stronger capabilities, enabling them to adapt more quickly to changing labour market, and help reduce persistent skills mismatch, new research finds.
The number of people starting apprenticeships and traineeships declined by 21.9% to 192 000 in 2014 compared with 2013, according to the latest release of apprentice and trainee data.
Australia’s major survey of students for rating the nation’s vocational education and training (VET) system is underway. Around 310 000 students are being asked about their recent experience at a TAFE institute, private training provider, or adult and community education provider.
Ms Jodieann Dawe and Dr Mette Creaser have been announced as the National Managers Research and Business Development, and Statistics and Analytics respectively.
New research confirms the extent to which young people are significantly influenced by their educational and career ‘inheritance’.
Australian employers will be contacted in the coming weeks as part of the Survey of Australian Employers to identify the ways in which they meet their skill needs and how effective these strategies are.
Latest trend estimates show the number of people starting trade and non-trade apprenticeships and traineeships has increased, suggesting an end to the recent series of declines.
Victorian secondary school students who intend on going to university could be impacted if they study vocational education and training (VET) 'scored' subjects as part of their Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), according to new research released today.
Whilst young people’s participation rates in education and training have remained steady at 81.3% for 2013, there has been a shift in the pathways chosen.
The results are in for Australia’s major survey of students for rating the nation’s vocational education and training (VET) system. It shows 77.6% of graduates are employed after training, with those employed full-time earning on average $57 400 per year. Those who train as part of a trade apprenticeship or traineeship fare particularly well with 91.4% employed after completion.
Latest trend estimates show the number of people starting trade and non-trade apprenticeships and traineeships have increased for the first time in more than a year.
Financial information for Australia’s public vocational education and training (VET) system for 2013 has been released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Operating revenues for the public VET system in 2013 were $8.519 billion, an increase of $116.2 million (1.4%) from 2012.
The gap is widening between knowledge generated through Australia’s training system, and the skills demanded by employers.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) today announced the appointment of its new Managing Director – Dr Craig Fowler.
A student's background characteristics overwhelmingly drive their emotional and cognitive engagement with education rather than school attributes when they are 15 years old.