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Webinar: Is VET in Schools an effective pathway to further education?
In a discussion facilitated by NCVER's Managing Director, Rod Camm, Kira Clarke from Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and Cain Polidano from Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, will share the findings of their research on whether VET in Schools provides effective pathways to further education for students. The webinar will be held on Wednesday 30 October 2013.
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Starting out in low-skill jobs
Tom Karmel, Tham Lu, Damian Oliver
This research examines whether, for those who have left full-time education, a low-skill job provides them with a good start to their working lives. It was found that starting out in a low-skill job gives lower payoffs than starting out in a high-skill job. Five years after leaving full-time education, the wage penalty (after conditioning on education and other characteristics) still exists but this scarring effect diminishes over time. However, any job is better than having no job.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2649.html
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