As participation rates of young people in VET decline, opportunities exist to engage and retain early school leavers in VET.
Interviews with teachers, students and employers found that social media can help to improve student engagement and lead to more course completions; however, there were some concerns around its use.
This research offers insight into the options available to individuals as they navigate the VET market.
This study investigates the ways in which school students and their parents, carers and teachers talk about VET.
This summary brings together the findings from two research projects looking at the aspirations, intentions and choice of students considering vocational education and training.
New research shows that five years after participating in VET in Schools, 87% of students were working, studying or both.
While there was little evidence of individual students contributing to work place innovation during VET student placements, there was evidence of knowledge diffusion and small-scale improvements in the work place.
This report examines the responsiveness of ‘older’ workers — aged 25 to 54 years — to government subsidies for upskilling and explores how enrolment and course choice responses varies by age, gender and disadvantage.