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NCVER News #334

Published
27 August 2014

NCVER webinar series

Identifying actual VET qualification completion rates and unlocking their potential

Find out more about the Queensland Department of Training and Employment's development of a Longitudinal VET Activity Dataset that can track individual students from commencement through to qualification completion using a Unique Student Identifier. Presentation highlights include:

  • the potential of the longitudinal dataset in identifying factors that contribute to non-completion
  • initial findings on completion rates.

Following their presentation at NCVER's 23rd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference, this webinar will be presented by Daniel Doncaster and Adrian Seabrook from the Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment.

Date:   Wednesday 10 September 2014

Time:   2.30pm - 3.30pm AEST

For more information and to register

Are you ready to report AVETMISS data?

NCVER is hosting free one-hour webinars to help registered training providers prepare for reporting AVETMISS data. Each webinar will provide a short summary about what AVETMISS is and how to report AVETMISS data from start to finish using the AVETMISS Validation Software (AVS), with time to ask questions.

The webinars will be hosted on:

  • Thursday 18 September
  • Monday 29 September
  • Thursday 16 October
  • Monday 27 October

For further information and to register

Latest research releases

Tertiary education, past ideas, contemporary policy and future possibilities

Reflecting on the past 50 years of education policy, notably the Martin report and the Dawkins reforms, this suite of work looks at contemporary policy and future possibilities for tertiary education.

The report A differentiated model for tertiary education: past ideas, contemporary policy and future possibilities, looks back at the tertiary education’s binary system, in place from the late 1960s to 1988, as well as its demise with the Dawkins reforms to uncover lessons learned.

The companion publication What next for tertiary education? Some preliminary sketches, is the culmination of ideas discussed at a roundtable of prominent thinkers on tertiary education. It is intended to spark discussion and debate on the possibilities for the future of tertiary education in Australia. Also available is an interview with the author, Francesca Beddie.


It’s all about me: individual characteristics drive school engagement

At 15 years of age, the die is cast in terms of school engagement. A student’s intention to complete Year 12, strong academic performance, and high self-belief in their ability have a greater impact on school engagement than school characteristics. Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, the research found that school attributes, such as sector and demographics, resourcing, competition and academic orientation, and school leadership and teacher quality have very low impact on engagement levels. School characteristics matter even less for 15 year-olds who are at risk of early school leaving.

http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2745.html

Latest statistical releases

Apprentice and trainee statistics: early trend estimates for June quarter 2014

The latest trend estimates indicate that the numbers of people starting apprenticeships and traineeships continue to decline. Estimates show there were 21 700 commencements in trade apprenticeship and traineeship in June quarter 2014, the third consecutive quarter of declining growth. Commencements in non-trade apprenticeships and traineeships declined for the fourth consecutive quarter, to 28 800 in this June quarter. This seasonally adjusted and smoothed data is available at the national level only.

http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2747.html

Apprentice and trainee statistics: detailed data available for March quarter 2014

As at 31 March 2014, there were 386 800 apprentices and trainees in-training, a decrease of 12.4% from 31 March 2013. Comparing the past two years (12 months to 31 March 2014 and 12 months to 31 March 2013), the data show:

  • commencements decreased by 20.5% to 236 500
  • completions decreased by 5% to 182 400
  • cancellations and withdrawals decreased by 16.8% to 116 800.

Data for states and territories are also available.

http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2751.html

National Skills Week

National Skills Week highlights the talents, skills, career pathways and value of apprentices and trainees across Australia to the wider public and employers. Did you know that NCVER provides a comprehensive range of data and research on apprentices and trainees on our Portal? For more information, here are some of our latest releases: