NCVER News #305

There's more to VOCEDplus than searching - 'No Frills' pre-conference workshop

VOCEDplus, the tertiary education research database, extensively covers tertiary education research, policy, and practice both from Australia and overseas making it a great resource for researchers searching for relevant material. This 90-minute workshop will benefit researchers who wish to delve into the full range of services and tools on offer, and learn how to get the most out of VOCEDplus.

This is one of five workshops facilitated by NCVER on offer at this year's 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills'. For more information about the workshops, which will showcase how to better understand NCVER and the process by which we commission and manage research, as well as practical workshops on using key NCVER information resources, please visit

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

Webinar: 'Intergenerational mobility: new evidence from LSAY'

A webinar 'Intergenerational mobility: new evidence from LSAY', will be held on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 to be presented by Gerry Redmond, Director, Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management, Flinders University.

This webinar presents new findings from a study that examines trends in one indicator of intergenerational mobility in Australia between 1975 and 2006 - the relationship between parents' socio-economic status and their children's academic outcomes.

For more information and to register for this free webinar, visit

http://www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/webinar/2013.html

Keynote presentation at the National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference

Register now to hear the three keynote speakers for the 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills' in Mooloolaba, Queensland.

Dr Tom Karmel, Managing Director, NCVER, will speak on the implications of increasing education levels on job prospects from a 'quality of job' perspective.

Mr Nik Babovic, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Central Queensland University, will talk about the establishment of Queensland's first dual sector university and describe the benefits of a dual sector system of education and the operational challenges and new opportunities surrounding teaching and research.

Mr Daniel Gschwind, Chief Executive, Queensland Tourism Industry Council, will outline the vision for the tourism industry and what this might mean for education and skills in the both the short and long term.

For more information and to register, please visit

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