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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Around a quarter of young people in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) report moderate to high levels of financial stress, but other reasons appear to influence study outcomes.
Apprentices aren't what they used to be, or are they?
Differences persist between genders in the uptake of physical and life science careers.
Developing students' information literacy skills can help make the transition from VET to university more successful.
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.
Effective pathways from vocational education and training (VET) to higher education help to alleviate skill shortages as well as increase access to higher qualifications and lifetime earnings for people holding VET awards.
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.
This study goes beyond looking at how the financial return to training varies with qualification level and investigates the relationship between literacy skills and the incomes of workers in the Australian labour market and whether this varies with level of education.