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This literature review compares vocational education and training (VET) and higher education… Show more

This literature review compares vocational education and training (VET) and higher education providers delivering diplomas, advanced diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor degrees, as well as noting the changing nature of VET and higher education. Show less

This document details the approach for the 2013 Survey of Employer Use and Views of the VET System, … Show more

This document details the approach for the 2013 Survey of Employer Use and Views of the VET System, which has been in its current form since 2005. Show less

The authors of this paper explore whether low socioeconomic status (SES) students benefit to a… Show more

The authors of this paper explore whether low socioeconomic status (SES) students benefit to a greater or lesser extent from attending high-quality schools when compared with their more advantaged peers. Show less

Literacy and numeracy skills are critical in the workplace and yet little is known in Australia… Show more

Literacy and numeracy skills are critical in the workplace and yet little is known in Australia about the extent of numeracy training required within a workplace. This study begins to redress this by investigating the qualifications, experience, and numeracy skills of language, literacy and numeracy specialists and vocational specialists—referred to collectively in this study as vocational Show less

This discussion paper was part of an event jointly funded by the Australian Council for Educational … Show more

This discussion paper was part of an event jointly funded by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA) and NCVER entitled the National Summit on Data for Quality Improvement in VET held at the Park Royal Hotel, Melbourne Airport, on 9 April 2013. This paper sets out NCVER’s thinking on registered training organisation performance Show less

The range of data collected by NCVER for the national vocational education and training (VET)… Show more

The range of data collected by NCVER for the national vocational education and training (VET) system and how it is disseminated is discussed in this conference paper.  Show less

This report uses Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) data to look at the impact of… Show more

This report uses Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) data to look at the impact of schools on a student’s tertiary entrance rank (TER) and the probability of them going to university (controlling for TER). Show less

This report uses Boyer’s four forms of scholarship – delivery, integration, application and… Show more

This report uses Boyer’s four forms of scholarship – delivery, integration, application and teaching – to explore how scholarship is implemented across the different tertiary education sectors.  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