Part one of a three-part suite investigating the extent to which the traditional approach to trade apprenticeships still has merit, or if it requires adjustments to make it more relevant to current needs.
This project represents the second phase of a study investigating the extent to which the traditional approach to trade apprenticeships still has merit. Field consultation confirms strong support for continuing the traditional combination of on-and-off-the-job training under a training contract.
Uses data from the Census and ABS Survey of Qualifications & Work to analyse trends in qualification levels within occupations from 2006-16 to show a general upward shift in qualifications held by workers.
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 report explores whether VET undertaken by secondary students equips them with the technical and non-technical skills required to successfully participate in an ever-changing world of work.
This technical analysis looks at data sourced from online job postings to see whether it can provide new and valuable insights on the skills employers ask for when advertising jobs.
This report provides forecasts of job openings by occupation and industry in Australia from 2017 to 2024. Two scenarios of the Australian economy are simulated.
With labour market challenges on the increase due to the digital revolution and automation, this report investigates what other nations are doing to address this issue.
The main socio-demographic characteristics associated with being persistently not employed, in education or training (NEET) are early school leaving and having children.
This paper investigates the role of VET in developing digital skills in the Australian workforce, using two sectors as case studies - Transport and Logistics, and Public Safety and Correctional Services.
New research shows that five years after participating in VET in Schools, 87% of students were working, studying or both.
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.
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 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 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 literature review looks at policy contexts and their measures of impact, with a particular focus on foundation skills policy in Australia, implemented as the National Foundation Skills Strategy for Adults, 2012—22.
This literature review looks at the different contexts in which adult language, literacy and numeracy are being delivered, who the learners are and the pedagogies in use, to elucidate what works best for whom and why.
This literature review focuses on the perspectives of adult language, literacy and numeracy, particularly the human capital and social practices perspectives, which at times do not sit comfortably in relation to each other.
This paper looks at the acronym 'STEM' - science, technology, engineering and maths - and unpacks the various definitions and applications within education, suggesting that competency in these fields in just one set of skills among other equally valuable disciplines.
The vocational education and training sector plays an important role in helping displaced workers find jobs, but is there more that can be done?