This research uniquely amplifies the voices of First Nations and migrant learners who have disengaged from foundation skills courses. By understanding their goals, experiences, and recommendations, ways to better support their completion are identified. The research explores how these learners first encountered the courses, their motivations for enrolling, the supports available, and the barriers they continue to face. Participants directly shared their training experiences and suggested improvements, offering valuable insights to enhance the effectiveness of foundation skills programs.
This research shows that pre-apprenticeships are effective in increasing the probability of apprenticeship completions.
This good practice guide for registered training organisations (RTOs) outlines six interrelated elements of student support effective in helping learners to navigate their journey and successfully complete their training.
This report reveals three key strategies that foster quality teaching practice for enabling vocational education and training (VET) students of diverse backgrounds and learning needs to succeed.
This report explored the various aspects of course completion and non-completion. It identified instances where program non-completions can be considered as successful student outcomes, possibly reflecting diverse student intentions.
Research messages is a summary of research produced by NCVER each year. This year’s compilation includes a range of research activities undertaken during 2023, comprising of research reports, summaries, occasional papers, presentations, webinars, consultancies, submissions, the 32nd ‘No Frills’ national research conference, and various additions to VOCEDplus knowledge resources.
From VET to sustainable employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples examines the contribution of vocational education and training (VET) participation to sustainable employment for this cohort of the Australian population.
Effective partnerships between training providers and employers are important for ensuring a robust VET sector.
This research summary explores the importance of altruistic intentions, fostering strong relationships, and embracing inclusive leadership within RTOs to achieve high performance.
This annual publication summarises NCVER’s research reports, presentations, podcasts, submissions and webinars, the 31st National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’, and VOCEDplus knowledge resources curation for the previous year.
This research examines the strengths and weaknesses of CBT as it is currently applied to the Australian VET system and whether there is cause to consider a broader approach to defining and describing competence and hence considering how best teaching and learning in VET is delivered and assessed.
This research examined if and how training delivery has changed from 2019 to 2021 using data from NCVER’s Total VET Activity collection.
This synthesis outlines the reasons for choosing in VET programs delivered in schools, including the models of delivery, quality of delivery, and the short and long-term outcomes.
This annual publication summarises NCVER’s research reports, presentations, podcasts, submissions and webinars, the 30th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’, and VOCEDplus knowledge resources curation for the previous year.
This publication offers insights for educators, organisations and institutions to consider when designing and implementing training that is fully or partially online.
Many elements combine to make up the apprenticeship system in Australia. In this report, we focus on five enduring issues in the apprenticeship system that have been discussed in research and literature over time.
This report identifies the strengths, limitations and effectiveness of employment-based training models and provides international and Australian examples.
The report explores the development processes associated with VET qualifications in selected countries and compares them with the current process in Australia, with the aim of identifying any areas where efficiencies can be made.
This research discusses the role of VET in mitigating the effects of economic downturns on young people and helping them move into employment.
This research summary brings together findings using primarily international country comparisons on industry's role in VET over the last decade.