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.
This infographic is based on the reports Australian vocational education and training statistics: VET in Schools 2016 and VET in Schools students: characteristics and post-school employment and training.
New research shows that five years after participating in VET in Schools, 87% of students were working, studying or both.
Key types of ROI for individuals arising from TVET include employment and productivity (i.e. higher wages) as well as highly valued job-related returns.
There is an increasing importance of entrepreneurial skills in the Australian economy. This paper looks at how the vocational education and training sector can play a role in developing these skills.
A look at the role VET currently plays in developing the skills of entrepreneurs, and how this may be further developed in the future.
Employer perspectives of workforce training, across three industries (red meat processing, road freight transport, and international freight forwarding) in both urban and regional areas.
While there was little evidence of individual students contributing to work place innovation during VET student placements, there was evidence of knowledge diffusion and small-scale improvements in the work place.
Could we be the last generation of people to have traditional workplace arrangements, in permanent, ongoing full-time roles with one employer at a time? This paper explores the drivers changing the world of work, the skills we’re predicted to need in the future and what this means for training.
How can VET retention and completion in remote communities be improved and what other indicators of success are important outcomes of training in these parts of Australia?
Based on the findings from five case studies, this guide looks at the important factors that enable VET retention and ensure good practice in remote Australian communities.
This paper provides a stocktake of recent developments in continuing professional development for VET practitioners, exploring issues such as industry currency, the debate around a professional association for VET and the required minimum qualification for practitioners.
This paper puts into context Indigenous participation in VET and employment and highlights how VET and higher education leads to higher levels of employment.
This report examines Indigenous participation in VET and highlights a high level of participation and a shift towards higher-level qualifications.
This paper provides an insight into trends in Indigenous employment and training programs emphasising the need to support the move to higher level education and skilling.
This research summary provides evidence of the changing nature of apprenticeships over a 20-year period (1996–2016), with a focus on a comparison of trade and non-trade apprentices and trainees.
This study provides a comprehensive picture of the way in which employers navigate the Australian training system and establish partnerships with registered training organisations. It provides insight into how practices have evolved over the last 20 years.
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.
This paper captures the views arising from a stakeholder forum held on 25 October 2016, at which participants discussed the future of Australian apprenticeships.
Research messages brings together the key messages from all NCVER research reports published in 2016, as well as other relevant and informative resources, including summaries, infographics and statistical papers.