People undertake vocational education and training (VET) study for mainly employment-related reasons but are they ending up in their intended occupations once they complete their study? And if they are not, do they still find their training relevant?
By Felix Leung, Duncan McVicar, Cain Polidano, Rong Zhang
Enrolments have increased since the implementation of the Victorian Training Guarantee between July 2009 and January 2011 but has this first round of VET reforms led to improved outcomes for all learners?
NCVER's latest strategic plan provides direction for 2014-16. It outlines NCVER's vision, describes the five strategic directions and offers information about NCVER.
By Chandra Shah, Wang-Sheng Lee, David Johnston, Michael A Shields, Jean Spinks
While much research has been conducted on the influence of individual and family characteristics on social exclusion, very little has examined the role of community and neighbourhood factors.
How vocational education and training (VET) practitioners understand and use competency standards is of fundamental importance to the quality and integrity of the Australian VET system. This study seeks to address this question by gaining insights from VET practitioners.
