Fully-matching results
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Skilled migrant women in regional Australia: promoting social… 21 October 2013
This research report examines the underutilisation of the skills of migrants in regional areas,… Show more
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The returns to literacy skills in Australia 6 August 2013
This study goes beyond looking at how the financial return to training varies with qualification… Show more
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Seeking the N in LLN 12 July 2013
Literacy and numeracy skills are critical in the workplace and yet little is known in Australia… Show more
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This report uses Boyer’s four forms of scholarship – delivery, integration, application and… Show more
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Continuing education and training models and strategies: an initial… 13 December 2012
This report comes out of a three-year program of research that aims to investigate how best the… Show more
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The focus of this paper is on the factors, other than access, that influence the decision for… Show more
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This report aims to throw some light on the role that skills sets play in meeting the needs of… Show more
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The role of qualifications in foreign labour mobility in Australia 15 November 2012
This report investigates the role that qualifications play in the labour mobility of foreign… Show more
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Educating oneself out of social exclusion 2 November 2012
Increasing education and training is considered one means by which to reduce the extent of social… Show more
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Studying beyond age 25: who does it and what do they gain? 18 October 2012
What would prompt people to undertake education and training in their mid-20s and beyond and what… Show more
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The training requirements of foreign-born workers in different… 26 September 2012
In recent decades Australian immigration policy has focused mostly on accepting high-skilled… Show more
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How did young people fare in the 1990s economic downturn? 29 August 2012 (Revised 14 September 2012)
To provide insights into how young people may fare in the current economic downturn, this study… Show more
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Bridging the gap: who takes a gap year and why? 6 June 2012
This report was prepared for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to… Show more
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The paper outlines the difference between the skill sets developed by national VET industry bodies… Show more
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Skill shortages: prevalence, causes, remedies and consequences for… 20 February 2012 (Revised 22 March 2012)
This report aims to improve our understanding of the causes of skill shortages, the way businesses… Show more
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Building the capacity to innovate: the role of human capital 29 February 2012
In this paper, the authors examine the links between human resource management, including learning… Show more
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Evolution of apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia: an… 20 February 2012
This occasional paper traces the evolution of Australia's apprenticeship system from European… Show more
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Plumbing, sustainability and training 21 December 2011
In this report the authors examine how skills development in domestic plumbing occupations has… Show more
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Mapping adult literacy performance 20 December 2011
Language, literacy and numeracy are necessary for greater workforce participation, productivity and … Show more
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This Community of Practice paper seeks to determine whether peer-to-peer mentoring is a successful… Show more