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50 Years of ERIC
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Long, Michael – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2009
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has endorsed a "Closing the Gap" agenda designed to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians. The agenda is distilled in a series of targets, one of which is the goal of halving the gap for Indigenous students in Year 12 attainment or equivalent (Certificate II or above) attainment rates by 2020. One…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, School Holding Power, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment
Ainley, John; Curtis, David D.; Rothman, Sheldon; McKenzie, Phillip – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2006
The VET sector provides several major pathways for young people from education to work and one of them is the apprenticeship. Apprenticeships combine participation in work and formal learning in an extended education and training structure that contributes to skill formation for individuals and the wider skills base. This paper uses Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Longitudinal Studies
Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2005
Australia has made significant changes in the ways it regulates and funds vocational education and training (VET), with increased emphasis on competition to promote efficient delivery of the type of programs that students and employers want. National, state and territory governments have increased the role of employers by basing nationally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Financial Support, Educational Finance
Shah, Chandra; Long, Michael – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2004
The labour market is one the most significant markets in modern economies. Today labour embodies increasing amounts of human capital in the form of skills, talents and knowledge. Migration of workers between regions and countries can contribute to efficiency. People are moving from areas in which they are underemployed or unemployed to areas in…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Labor Market, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Selby Smith, Chris; Ferrier, Fran – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2003
This report on an NREC project is concerned to explore the existing arrangements for funding students with a disability in vocational education and training throughout Australia; and also with possible alternative arrangements. The project surveyed the limited existing literature and outlined the existing funding arrangements, based on written…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Disabilities, Special Needs Students