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Registration opening soon for the 23rd National VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’
Planning for the 23rd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’ on 9-11 July 2014 is continuing. Sponsored jointly by NCVER and Holmesglen, our conference this year heads to Hemisphere Conference Centre at Holmesglen's Moorabbin Campus in Melbourne.
Our popular annual national conference, ‘No Frills’, has a relaxed and informal atmosphere, which encourages lively exchanges about VET and valuable networking opportunities.
Registration for the conference will open shortly. Places are limited and will fill fast so don't forget to book your place!
Webinar: Lost in translation? Interpreting competencies in Australian VET
Get in quick for our next webinar Lost in translation? Interpreting competencies in Australian VET on Tuesday 25 March 2014 at 12.00pm AEDT. Presented by Griffith University lecturer Steven Hodge through NCVER’s National VET Research Program, this webinar will focus on the findings from a small study which identifies some key issues with deploying competencies. Joining Steven as discussants in this webinar are Michele Simons, President of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) and Robert Bluer, an Industry Manager at Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA).
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From school to work to culture to happiness at NCVER Research Forum
There are both economic and wellbeing outcomes from education and training. In his presentation at NCVER’s research forum Realising potential: widening participation through education and training, Dr Michael Dockery from Curtin University will provide an overview of his work in this area and expand on his analysis of the links between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, participation in vocational education, labour market outcomes and wellbeing. NCVER will host the national research forum on 3 April 2014 in Melbourne.
Research funding round - keep an eye out
Next week NCVER will open the latest NVETR funding round for research that is relevant to policy and the operations of Australia's tertiary education and training sector. Funding for several research projects addressing specific topic areas will be available through a competitive selection process.
Just off the press...
Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2013 - September quarter
NCVER
This publication presents estimates of apprentices' and trainees' activity in Australia for the September quarter 2013.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2715
The contribution of education to economic growth in Australia, 1997-2009
Tom Karmel
Using data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Education and Training, Tom Karmel estimates the impact of increasing education levels on economic growth in Australia between 1997 and 2009. He finds that increasing education levels are contributing to improved productivity at a rate of 0.14% per annum as well as having had a considerable impact on the hours worked by the Australian workforce.