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Earlybird registration opens for research forum - Realising our potential: widening participation through education and training
Education and training can transform people's lives, playing an important role in health and wellbeing, helping them connect with the community, and getting a job.
This one-day national research forum on 3 April 2014 in Melbourne will showcase research that NCVER has commissioned to provide greater understanding of the role of education and training in supporting all learners achieve their potential. Leading researchers will discuss aspirations and student participation, diversity and equity issues, and labour market outcomes.
For more information and to register
http://www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/events/realisingourpotential.html
Webinar: A half-open door: pathways for VET award holders into Australian universities
Get in quick for NCVER's next webinar 'A half-open door: pathways for VET award holders into Australian universities' on Wednesday 4 December. Spaces are filling fast. The webinar will be presented by Louise Watson, Associate Professor, The Education Institute, University of Canberra, and Pauline Hagel, Associate Professor, University of Canberra. Their colleagues, Berwyn Clayton from the Work-based Education Research Centre and Janelle Davis from the University of Western Sydney, will be discussants.
For more information and to register for this free webinar, visit
http://www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/webinar/2013.html
NCVER opens funding for post-graduate research papers and PhD top-up scholarships
Funding is now available for post-graduate and PhD students. On offer are:
- $5000 grants to existing post-graduate students for research papers on an aspect of their post-graduate research
- $5000 per year PhD top-up scholarships for three years for students who will start their PhD in 2014
Be quick! Applications close Wednesday, 18 December 2013.
For more information visit
Just off the press ...
A half-open door: pathways for VET award holders into Australian universities
Louise Watson, Pauline Hagel, Jenny Chesters
University policies and practices influence the rate at which institutions admit students on the basis of a VET award. This report identifies inconsistencies in the rates at which universities admit VET award holders. In Australia, approximately 10% of students are admitted based on a VET award.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2659.html
Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2013 - early trend estimates, September quarter
NCVER
This publication presents early estimates of apprentice and trainee commencements for the September quarter 2013. Indicative information about this quarter is presented here; the most recent figures are estimated, taking into account reporting lags that occur at the time of data collection.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2693.html
Single-sex schools and science engagement
Joanna Sikora
Differences exist in the uptake of physical and life science subjects in secondary school and career pathways between boys and girls. Boys are more likely to study physical science subjects and indicate they are planning a physical science career than girls. On the other hand, girls are more likely than boys to undertake life science subjects at school and prefer a career in the life sciences.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2668.html
Insight #50
NCVER
Insight, NCVER's quarterly newsletter, features the findings from key research projects, the latest statistical publications, information about emerging international trends and issues in vocational education and training and updates to NCVER's website and events.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/insight.html
'NCVER News' is also available as a news feed from http://www.ncver.edu.au/news/news.rss