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This research shows that older Australians use computers and the internet less than younger Australi… Show more

This research shows that older Australians use computers and the internet less than younger Australians. Therefore, in the short term, information and services aimed at older Australians will need to be provided in additional ways. Show less

This publication is a collection of summaries of research projects published by NCVER in 2012. 

This publication is a collection of summaries of research projects published by NCVER in 2012.  Show less

This study provides new evidence on the inter-relationships between Indigenous Australians' associat… Show more

This study provides new evidence on the inter-relationships between Indigenous Australians' association with their traditional culture and their engagement with vocational education and training. Show less

This report explores the two tools used for assessing literacy and numeracy proficiency, the Adult L… Show more

This report explores the two tools used for assessing literacy and numeracy proficiency, the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALLS) survey and Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF), 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. Show less

This report explores the relationship between vocational education and training in (VET) in Schools… Show more

This report explores the relationship between vocational education and training in (VET) in Schools and the labour market.  Show less

This report looks at the impact working while studying has on students' intentions to go to universi… Show more

This report looks at the impact working while studying has on students' intentions to go to university and their actual enrolment in university. Show less

This report comes out of a three-year program of research that aims to investigate how best the tert… Show more

This report comes out of a three-year program of research that aims to investigate how best the tertiary education and training system might be organised to maintain the employability of Australian workers across their working lives. Show less

This study explores the aspirations and intentions for university education among low SES and region… Show more

This study explores the aspirations and intentions for university education among low SES and regional school students and looks at how peer mentoring might influence them. Show less

The focus of this paper is on the factors, other than access, that influence the decision for Indige… Show more

The focus of this paper is on the factors, other than access, that influence the decision for Indigenous Australians to participate in education.  Show less

This exploratory piece of work aims to illustrate the potential of matching methods in vocational ed… Show more

This exploratory piece of work aims to illustrate the potential of matching methods in vocational education and training (VET) research. Show less

Do pre-apprenticeships help individuals to obtain an apprenticeship?

Do pre-apprenticeships help individuals to obtain an apprenticeship? Show less

This report aims to throw some light on the role that skills sets play in meeting the needs of clien… Show more

This report aims to throw some light on the role that skills sets play in meeting the needs of clients compared with full qualifications, which are seen as the foundation of the vocational education and training (VET) system. Show less

In this interview, Steve Davis talks with co-author Kaye Bowman about the report ‘Workforce skills d… Show more

In this interview, Steve Davis talks with co-author Kaye Bowman about the report ‘Workforce skills development and engagement in training through skill sets’. Show less

This report investigates the role that qualifications play in the labour mobility of foreign workers… Show more

This report investigates the role that qualifications play in the labour mobility of foreign workers who come to Australia for permanent or temporary migration. Show less

This report explores the movements that workers make in the workforce and whether there are any comm… Show more

This report explores the movements that workers make in the workforce and whether there are any commonalities. Show less

Increasing education and training is considered one means by which to reduce the extent of social ex… Show more

Increasing education and training is considered one means by which to reduce the extent of social exclusion and as such has been a key focus in recent public policies. This study investigates the impact of education and training on the extent of social exclusion using a measure of multidimensional social exclusion. A simulation of the effect of the COAG target relating to halving the proportion of 20-64 year olds without at least a certificate III qualification between 2009 and 2020 on the measure of multi-dimensional social exclusion is also undertaken. The study finds a clear dichotomy in the extent of social exclusion experienced between those with low levels of education (early school leavers or those with a certificate II qualification at the most) and the rest. Show less

In this phone interview, Hielke Buddelmeyer, talks about the impact of education and training on soc… Show more

In this phone interview, Hielke Buddelmeyer, talks about the impact of education and training on social exclusion using a multidimensional measure that focuses on seven domains. Show less

In this phone interview, Roger Harris and Michele Simons talk about how leaders in private providers… Show more

In this phone interview, Roger Harris and Michele Simons talk about how leaders in private providers juggle the educational and business imperatives of their organisation. Show less

The Student Outcomes Survey collects information on the outcomes of two groups of students: those wh… Show more

The Student Outcomes Survey collects information on the outcomes of two groups of students: those who completed a qualification (graduates) and those who completed only part of a course and then left the VET system (module completers). For many years several students surveyed as module completers have stated that they had gained a qualification and graduated (self-reporting graduates), and these students have been reclassified as graduates for reporting purposes. This biases the survey results as it was found that about two-thirds of them may not have completed the qualification after all. This paper outlines a predictive model which will be used for 2012 Student Outcomes Survey reporting and will ensure that this problem is resolved. As this methodology will change estimates from previous surveys substantially, they will be back cast to 2005 using the new model. Show less

This working paper is an initial examination of what is known about pathways in tertiary education,… Show more

This working paper is an initial examination of what is known about pathways in tertiary education, as well as the loose associations between vocational qualifications and the jobs graduates do. The author is also interested in the link between educational qualifications and work and finds that these are not as strong as might be expected in a vocationally oriented tertiary education system like Australia’s. This work is part of the three-year research program, 'Vocations: the link between post compulsory education and the labour market'. Show less