Apprenticeships play a very important role in Australia’s system of skills development, having had a long history of successfully combining paid on-the-job training in tandem with formal skills and knowledge development. In 2020, apprentices and trainees represented 17% of all students enrolled in a training package qualification. There are, however, a number of issues in the system that have persisted over time, according to a new report released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
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Industry experts, who are highly knowledgeable and experienced in their sector, are an underutilised resource as VET practitioners, according to latest research released by NCVER.
Around 19% of Australian workers report they are not using all their skills at work, according to a new report released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Employers’ use of accredited training is up 5.7 percentage points from 2019, according to the latest data from NCVER.
The most recent data on apprentice and trainee training activity show a strong increase in commencements in the March quarter 2021.
Students undertake VET at school for a range of reasons but mostly to gain a qualification and find full-time employment after school, according to a new report released today by NCVER.
The completion rate for nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualifications has risen slightly, according to new data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Young people were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year with many working in the industry sectors most affected by lockdowns such as hospitality and retail new research shows.
In the first six months of 2020, the number of suspended apprentice and trainee contracts increased significantly, but by September had fallen to levels that were lower than the previous year, according to a new report released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Against a decline in total subject enrolments in vocational education and training (VET), the uptake of training delivered online grew substantially in 2020, compared with 2019, according to new research published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
A total of 3.9 million students enrolled in nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) in 2020, a decline of 6.4% compared with 2019, according to new data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Businesses reported they generally ‘adapted’ to changing conditions during the pandemic, rather than ‘innovated’, according to a research report released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
There were 1.2 million students enrolled in government-funded vocational education and training (VET) in 2020, up by 3.5% when compared with 2019, according to a new report released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
The most recent data shows the number of students undertaking VET in Schools has increased by 2.3% in 2020, compared with 2019.
Completion rates for apprentices and trainees who commenced training in 2016 have decreased slightly according to new data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
'Begin with the end: RTO practices and views on independent validation of assessment' reveals that assessment and validation needs to be incorporated into training packages right at the start to overcome a range of recurring issues.
The most recent data on apprentice and trainee training activity released by NCVER shows that commencements for the December quarter 2020 increased by 141.5% compared with the December quarter 2019.
A discussion paper exploring the theme ‘Past informing the future’ has been released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), in preparation for the 30th National Vocational Education and Training (VET) Research Conference ‘No Frills’.
Equity has long been a concern to the VET community and to policy makers. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has a new resource highlighting how different equity groups fare in their VET journey.
New analysis of the stock and distribution of qualifications in Australia reveals that, out of an estimated population of 16.1 million working-age Australians, 10.2 million people reported holding 15.4 million qualifications.