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This report looks at the transition to full-time work of young Australians who did not attend… Show more

This report looks at the transition to full-time work of young Australians who did not attend university after leaving school. It focuses on identifying the factors that are important in promoting full-time work. It analyses the influences of social background and demographic factors, effects of education and first experiences in the workplace in post-school years. Research report no. 49 This Show less

This report looks at the impact of vocational education and training (VET) provision on school… Show more

This report looks at the impact of vocational education and training (VET) provision on school completion rates and on initial post-school outcomes for different groups of students. Schools were grouped into seven types with three broad models: (1) school model with workplace learning; (2) TAFE model with workplace learning; and (3) VET without workplace learning or no VET. The findings were that Show less