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Are we there yet? Youth transitions in Australia - LSAY National Research Forum - 11 April 2013 - Sydney
Save the Date! 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 impact of schools, aspirations and engagement, gap years and pathways to work. 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.
Program and registration information available soon.
To register your interest for this event, email events@ncver.edu.au
Call for papers: 22nd National VET Research Conference 'No Frills' 10-12 July 2013 now open!
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, as well as completed work. As well as standard presentations, again this year we are 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
Apply now: 2013 NCVER Community of Practice scholarships open!
NCVER's Community of Practice scholarships are designed to encourage a culture of research in VET by supporting novice researchers to undertake their own research project.
Scholarship holders will receive $4000 for a small-scale research project over 12 months with support and mentoring from experienced VET researchers. Final papers will be published by NCVER on VOCEDplus.
Applications are now open and close 8 February 2013. For more information go to:
Just off the press ...
Does 1 = 1? Mapping measures of adult literacy and numeracy
Michelle Circelli, Shelley Gillis, Mark Dulhunty, Margaret Wu, Leanne Calvitto
Measuring literacy and numeracy proficiency, and any changes in the level of skill, are important in getting a sense of how well language, literacy and numeracy programs are working. The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALLS) survey and Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) are tools for assessing these. While the ALLS is a national survey conducted on an irregular basis, the ACSF can be applied at the individual level and provides evidence of progress. This report explores the two frameworks and finds that while it is broadly possible to translate the five ACSF performance levels to the ALLS scales there is not an exact match between the two, especially at the higher levels.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2581.html
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