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 summary brings together findings using primarily international country comparisons on industry's role in VET over the last decade.
NCVER's latest strategic plan outlines the vision and mission, and 5 strategic objectives and 6 interrelated standards of quality, that will direct company activities through to 2025.
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.
NCVER's new strategic plan is based on the results of an extensive independent review, designed to ascertain how we are perceived and how our data and products are used.
Increasing competition in the vocational education and training sector over the last two decades means it is timely to understand how the market structure has changed.
This report documents the implementation of the national student training entitlement funding model within Australia's states and territories, and assesses the commonalities and differences between the jurisdictions.
This paper summarises a variety of views on the development of the nationally-coordinated student entitlement system from 17 thought leaders with longstanding involvement in the VET system.
This paper reflects on the history of VET in Australia over the last two decades and explores the how the system has evolved in an effort to strike a balance between specific local, industry and learner needs.
This research overview summarises three reports by Kaye Bowman and Suzy McKenna, which examine the commonalities and differences in Australia's jurisdictional approaches to student training entitlement, offer expert views on the training system, and reflect on the history of VET in Australia.
What can Australia learn from how other countries regulate vocational education and training? New research investigates regulatory models and quality assurance frameworks applied to the training sector.
This research reports on the effects of Youth Allowance using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY).
As part of the three-year research program, 'Vocations: the link between post compulsory education and the labour market', this working paper sets the policy context and direction of the entry to vocations research stream. After looking at the current ‘in-school’ element of VET in Schools programs and jurisdictional differences, the paper raises a set of questions for discussion. For example, are more advanced and intense programs of VET in Schools needed to deliver stronger labour market outcomes? Do VET in Schools programs need to be more directly connected with post-school VET programs?
This conference paper was presented to the Third International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 13–16 May 2012, in Shanghai. It argues that there are two key factors behind Australia's good record of employment for young people: high levels of post-school education with the consequence that there is not a large cohort of people in their mid-to-late teens flooding on to the labour market; and a flexible education system which gives individuals multiple choices.
Using interviews with adult migrants over a period of two years, the authors look at how undertaking an English as a second language (ESL) class helps to facilitate integration into Australian society.
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.
Ensuring all Australians have equal access to education has been a key driver of state and federal governments since the late 1980s. 'Lifting' skills of individuals through education, training and employment is an integral focus of public policies to redress disadvantage and improve social inclusion. Using Australian and international research, this At a glance explores how vocational education and training system responds to and fosters the social inclusion policy agenda.
The Nous Consulting Group was engaged by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), on behalf of the Data and Performance Measurement Committee of the Ministerial Council for Training, Education and Employment, to conduct stakeholder consultations on the possible introduction of a unique student identifier (USI) for the vocational education and training (VET) sector.textThis paper provides stakeholders with a further opportunity to comment on the introduction of a USI for the VET sector after the completion of the recent formal consultation.textAny comments should be sent to: by 31 August 2011textSee related items for public consultation report.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) commissioned the Nous Group (Nous) to undertake a stakeholder consultation to inform a detailed business case for a unique student identifier (USI) for the vocational education and training (VET) sector. During May and June 2011, Nous interviewed 30 key stakeholders in several jurisdictions to obtain a cross-section of views and also received 850 responses to a survey of VET students in New South Wales.textThis summary report provides an overview of feedback received through this consultation.textSee related items for discussion paper.
Increasing productivity by moving people from welfare to employment is a priority for the Australian Government. This report considers the complex issues of helping those marginalised from the labour market into employment. Case studies of innovative intermediaries illustrate that both demand and supply factors must feature in order to provide successful assistance to disadvantaged job seekers. Strategies used include networking, adapting to changing conditions and reinventing themselves to fill gaps in the provision of support. Vocational education and training, often touted as an ideal pathway into employment for disadvantaged groups, is described by these intermediaries as inert in the absence of social and economic support.