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Beyond the standard: motivators of high-performing RTOs

By Joanne Waugh

This research summary explores the importance of altruistic intentions, fostering strong relationships, and embracing inclusive leadership within RTOs to achieve high performance.

Understanding the return on investment from TVET: a practical guide

By Jane Schueler, Phil Loveder

This guide presents an analytic framework that summarizes some of the main elements and issues that need to be considered in measuring ROI. This includes establishing the scope, context and purpose for measuring ROI, adopting guiding principles, identifying costs, benefits and factors that impact on ROI, and approaches to data collection and analysis.

Research messages 2016

By NCVER

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.

Innovation: its links with productivity and skill development - at a glance

By John Stanwick

Innovation is seen as a way of increasing productivity in firms and also increasing prosperity for the nation. This examines what is meant by innovation, the relationship between innovation and productivity, and the types of skills that are relevant to innovation. It also discusses the implications of innovation for the training system, government and enterprises.

Research messages 2010

By NCVER

Research messages 2010 is a collection of summaries of research projects published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The summaries are clustered under five broad themes used by NCVER to organise its research and analysis: Industry and employers; Students and individuals; Teaching and learning: VET system; and VET in context. Research messages 2010 also has an overview essay that captures the themes and highlights from the research for the year.

Measuring the outcomes of VET: Review of research

By Tom Dumbrell

This report describes the range of outcome measures used in the VET systems and reviews a range of literature concerning these measures. The report identifies various perspectives on outcome measures - those of governments, of employers, of students and the broader community and how these perspectives influence the type of measures in use. The report covers research related to student outcomes, training markets and outcomes, reducing unemployment as an outcome, industry-oriented outcomes, industry investment in training, VET in schools and outcome measures in the broader context.