NCVER News #297

Registrations open for LSAY National Research Forum - Are we there yet? Youth transitions in Australia

NCVER is hosting a one-day research forum on findings from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) with a focus on youth transitions. The event, 'Are we there yet? Youth transitions in Australia', will be held at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney on Thursday, 11 April 2013.  Key topics include:  the impact of schools, student aspirations, gap years, financial wellbeing and pathways to work.

For more information and to register for this event, visit the LSAY website:

http://www.lsay.edu.au/newsevents/events.html

Call for papers: 22nd National VET Research Conference 'No Frills' 10-12 July 2013

NCVER and Sunshine Coast TAFE are hosting the 22nd National VET Research Conference 'No Frills' in Mooloolaba, Queensland.

The call for papers is now open, with practitioners and researchers, especially early career VET researchers or those new to the VET sector, invited to present informative, relevant and thought-provoking presentations on research in progress or completed work. As well as standard presentations, we are once again offering the opportunity for publication of refereed papers as part of the program.

Closing date for submission of abstracts is 12 March 2013 with registration opening in March 2013.

For more information and details on how to submit an abstract, visit

http://www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/trconf/trconf22.html

Last chance! 2013 NCVER Community of Practice scholarships

Applications for NCVER's Community of Practice scholarships close on 8 February 2013. The scholarships offer $4000 for a small-scale work-based research project over 12 months with support and mentoring from experienced VET researchers. Final papers will be published by NCVER on VOCEDplus. For more information go to:

http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/opportunities.html

Request for Research Proposals

NCVER, on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, seeks high quality researchers to conduct research relevant to the contemporary tertiary education and training environment. Research projects should be pertinent to policy and the operations of the tertiary education sector.

Funding for several research projects in the vicinity of $75,000 to $100,000 per project is available through a competitive selection process.

Instructions for applicants will be available from Friday morning on the NCVER website at http://www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/tenders.html or by contacting Laura O'Connor on + 61 8 8230 8493 or email funding.round@ncver.edu.au.

Proposals to be submitted by 5pm, Friday 22 March 2013.