This report outlines the research, products, services, key activities we delivered for the 2024-25 financial year.
Previous NCVER annual reports are available here. They document important company information, activities and achievements across financial years.
During the last decade undergraduate university enrolments have grown considerably. To explore whether young people who would have previously chosen an apprenticeship have instead entered university, this analysis uses data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (LSAY) to compare the characteristics of apprenticeship-bound with university-bound young people and to look at if they have changed over time.
This research examined the lived experiences of young people aged about 20 in 2020, during the second wave of COVID-19 infections in Australia.
This report explores occupations that can be entered into via either a vocational education and training (VET) pathway or a higher education pathway. It examines whether these individuals do the same job tasks and roles, if there are differences in how well the qualifications prepare them for the role and whether they have the same occupation and employment outcomes, such as salary and career pathways.
This report explores the characteristics and sustainability of different models of highly integrated VET and HE qualifications.
This report analyses the qualifications people held in Australia using the ABS Survey of Qualifications and Work (2018-19).
This annual publication summarises NCVER’s publications and events for the previous year, including reports, summaries, infographics, presentations and webinars.
This report uses 10 years of LSAY data to reveal five main pathways taken by young people as they transition from school to work. It also identifies factors that influence pathway choice, offering potential policy cues.
This project gathered industry perspectives on the concept of higher apprenticeships along with views from other stakeholders in the VET and higher education systems.
This paper highlights examples that have eroded clear differentiation between the VET and higher education sectors, as well as their mutual value within a coherent tertiary education system.
Based on case studies, this guide sets out best practice principles to help VET providers move into higher education delivery.
What are the major drivers and key challenges facing VET providers that transition to offering higher education qualifications? A valuable resource for VET providers considering higher education delivery.
What are the key issues and possible solutions identified by Australian VET research from 2011–14?
Young people are significantly influenced by their educational and career 'inheritance'.
An overview of young people using LSAY data and research is presented in this first edition of the LSAY annual report.
A snapshot showing how transitions for young Australians continue to change, based on the 2013 Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth annual report.
Looking at the past can teach us about what directions the future can take. A group of prominent thinkers reflected on the Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education report (the Martin report) to offer thought-provoking ideas to spark debate and further fresh thinking on tertiary education.
Imagine a new landscape for education. Reflecting on the past, through the Martin report of the binary education system and the Dawkins reforms which unified the tertiary education system, Francesca Beddie looks at contemporary policy and future possibilities for tertiary education.
In this audio interview, Francesca Beddie discusses her paper, What next for tertiary education? Some preliminary sketches, which presents some thought-provoking ideas from prominent tertiary education thinkers who came together to reflect on the Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education report (the Martin report).