Total VET activity
Interpreting total VET activity data
Following last week’s release of total VET activity (TVA) data, NCVER has added to the information available about this important data collection, including information about interpreting TVA data. NCVER will continue to add Fact sheets and other information to the range of TVA products to help further understanding of this significant release of data.
TVA webinar: find out more
The release of TVA data will transform information about Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) system. We invite you to join our free webinar, TVA data: a more comprehensive picture, on Thursday 26 November at 2pm ACDT to gain a better understanding of this important data that shows the size and breadth of Australia’s VET system. The full range of TVA products and services from NCVER’s Portal will also be showcased, enabling you to access the level of data you need. The webinar will include time for Q&A.
VET FEE-HELP: who uses it & do they complete?
Between 2012 and 2014, the number of providers approved to offer VET FEE-HELP doubled, with the number of VET FEE-HELP assisted students more than tripling. This research examines who takes on VET FEE-HELP and which students are likely to complete their training. A summary that highlights the key findings from the report A preliminary analysis of the outcomes of students assisted by VET FEE-HELP is also available.
Industry restructuring and job loss
Engaging workers (before they are displaced) via a coordinated community approach that includes support and training services is crucial to helping these workers move to new jobs. This research aims to identify evidence-based practices that lead to successful skills transfer, re-skilling, training and attainment of new jobs for older workers displaced from work, particularly lower-skilled jobs often in manufacturing. Also released is an infographic outlining a proposed framework, good practice guide and detailed case studies (see support documents).
Industry restructuring and job loss: helping older workers get back into employment
Car manufacturing workers: the role of training
The end of car manufacturing in Australia by 2017 will require car manufacturing workers to find new jobs. This research summary finds that access to coordinated skills training and re-training initiatives plays an important role in lessening the effects of industry restructuring on workers. However the training must be a fundamental part of restructuring packages, timed appropriately, tailored specifically to individuals and developed with the local or regional labour market in mind.
The end of car manufacturing in Australia: what is the role of training?
Skills transfer: from volunteering to paid employment
New research examines the transferability of skills between emergency services volunteers in the South Australian Country Fire Service (SA CFS) and their employed workplaces.
Volunteering provides career development opportunities for many SA CFS volunteers, especially younger volunteers who often choose to participate in community emergency services groups as a pathway to gaining employment, to contribute to their community, and build personal skills and self-esteem.
From volunteering to paid employment: skills transfer in the South Australian Country Fire Service