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This guide offers advice to providers and policy-makers on the incorporation of digital skills into … Show more

This guide offers advice to providers and policy-makers on the incorporation of digital skills into VET delivery. Show less

This guide focuses on the implications for VET educators of the increasing need to include digital… Show more

This guide focuses on the implications for VET educators of the increasing need to include digital skills in VET delivery. Show less

This summary shows how the tool - Comparing high-use training package qualifications - can be used… Show more

This summary shows how the tool - Comparing high-use training package qualifications - can be used to examine enrolment trends, delivery, assessment, demographics and graduate outcomes of two early childhood education and care qualifications. Show less

This summary shows how the tool - Comparing high-use training package qualifications - can be used… Show more

This summary shows how the tool - Comparing high-use training package qualifications - can be used to examine providers that primarily specialise in delivering the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care and the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Show less

This summary brings together the findings from two research projects looking at the aspirations,… Show more

This summary brings together the findings from two research projects looking at the aspirations, intentions and choice of students considering vocational education and training. Show less

This document explains the VET Applied Research Developmental Framework, created as part of a… Show more

This document explains the VET Applied Research Developmental Framework, created as part of a project that explored how the vocational education and training (VET) sector could broaden its engagement in Australia’s research and development (R&D) and innovation systems. Show less

This guide suggests ways the vocational education and training sector can develop an applied… Show more

This guide suggests ways the vocational education and training sector can develop an applied research capability to help secure its place in Australia's innovation system. Show less

This good practice guide looks at developing and sustaining successful partnerships between… Show more

This good practice guide looks at developing and sustaining successful partnerships between employers and training providers, and the potential benefits and challenges of these partnerships. Show less

This summary looks at the similarities and differences between work-based learning and… Show more

This summary looks at the similarities and differences between work-based learning and work-integrated learning and discusses how education providers, practitioners and lecturers can better engage with employers. Show less

This good practice guide is designed to help employers think about and provide work-based social… Show more

This good practice guide is designed to help employers think about and provide work-based social support structures for young apprentices. Show less

This guide is designed to assist tertiary practitioners in determining and implementing additional… Show more

This guide is designed to assist tertiary practitioners in determining and implementing additional supports for students with a disability or mental illness. Show less

Based on case studies, this guide sets out best practice principles to help VET providers move into … Show more

Based on case studies, this guide sets out best practice principles to help VET providers move into higher education delivery. 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 research overview provides the key messages arising from two related projects investigating… Show more

This research overview provides the key messages arising from two related projects investigating tertiary education institutions that have recently begun to offer tertiary programs outside the sector of their initial establishment and the sector of the majority of their enrolments. These are TAFE institutes offering higher education programs, universities offering vocational education programs Show less

In June 2011, NCVER ran a forum ‘Is VET worthwhile?’, to bring together the suite of research from… Show more

In June 2011, NCVER ran a forum ‘Is VET worthwhile?’, to bring together the suite of research from four programs of work conducted over three years (2008–2010) by the Centre for Work + Life at the University of South Australia; the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research at the University of Melbourne; the Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research Centre at the Show less

TAFE institutes offering higher education degrees is a relatively new concept, but the practice is… Show more

TAFE institutes offering higher education degrees is a relatively new concept, but the practice is expected to grow as a consequence of government policies aimed at increasing the percentage of Australians holding a bachelor degree. Five research overviews have been developed to accompany the research report on this issue. These overviews draw out the implications of the research for TAFE Show less

This good practice guide is based on research that set out to identify the features of high-quality … Show more

This good practice guide is based on research that set out to identify the features of high-quality traineeships and those factors that either facilitate or inhibit their quality. To assist providers and employers offering traineeships, the guide sets out the features of good traineeships, starting from the recruitment phase through to completion. Show less

An overview of research on innovative teaching and learning practice in Australia is discussed in… Show more

An overview of research on innovative teaching and learning practice in Australia is discussed in this publication, which was based on discussions with practitioners and vocational education and training (VET) managers responsible for teaching and learning. It examines why and how people are changing their pedagogy, and with what results. It found that improvements in teaching and learning Show less

This overview of research into innovative teaching and learning practice internationally found that … Show more

This overview of research into innovative teaching and learning practice internationally found that technologies can be used to support networks of practitioners and resource banks to foster better professional practice and help practitioners exchange ideas and resources. In addition, it is important for practitioners to be able to step back from their 'daily grind' to think about what they can Show less

The two-year consortium program, 'Supporting vocational education and training providers in… Show more

The two-year consortium program, 'Supporting vocational education and training providers in building capability for the future' focused on approaches to help VET providers build their capability. These eight papers include a program overview, key contextual issues of concern to VET stakeholders, as well as the overall findings and key messages of each specific research activity. An MP3 audio Show less