"Research Messages 2014" is a collection of summaries of research published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in 2014 in the context of changing economic, industrial, social and education conditions, organised under the following broad categories: (1) Productivity: to sustain and build Australia's human capital; (2) Participation: to support and build Australia's workforce diversity; (3) Learning and teaching: to support development of capabilities in teaching and assessment; and (4) Place and role of VET (including institutions): to enhance productivity and drive new value-added products and services in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system. Following Highlights for 2014 by C. Fowler, this paper presents the following summaries: (1) 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference "No Frills": refereed papers (Laura O'Connor, Ed.); (2) A differentiated model for tertiary education: past ideas, contemporary policy and future possibilities (Francesca Beddie); (3) An exploration of labour mobility in mining and construction: who moves and why (Georgina Atkinson and Jo Hargreaves); (4) Are neighbourhood characteristics important in predicting the post-school destinations of young Australians? (David W. Johnston, Wang-Sheng Lee, Chandra Shah, Michael A. Shields, and Jean Spinks); (5) Disadvantaged learners and VET to higher education transitions (Tabatha Griffin); (6) Does scored VET in Schools help or hinder access to higher education in Victoria? (Cain Polidano, Domenico Tabasso, and Rong Zhang); (7) Early impacts of the Victorian Training Guarantee on VET enrolments and graduate outcomes (Felix Leung, Duncan McVicar, Cain Polidano, and Rong Zhang); (8) Economic vulnerability in Australia, 2002-12: an employment perspective (Michelle Circelli and John Stanwick); (9) Entry to vocations: building the foundations for successful transitions (Kira Clarke); (10) Gendered pathways into the post-secondary study of science (Joanna Sikora); (11) Incentives for relocating to regional Australia: estimates using a choice experiment (Aaron Nicholas and Chandra Shah); (12) Intergenerational mobility: new evidence from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (Gerry Redmond, Melissa Wong, Bruce Bradbury, and Ilan Katz); (13) Interpreting competencies in Australian vocational education and training: practices and issues (Steven Hodge); (14) The labour force participation of Australian mature-aged men: the role of spousal participation (Rong Zhu); (15) Measuring VET participation by socioeconomic status: an examination of the robustness of ABS SEIFA measures over time (Patrick Lim and Tom Karmel); (16) Qualification utilisation: occupational outcomes -- overview (Bridget Wibrow); (17) Quality assessments: practice and perspectives (Josie Misko, Sian Halliday-Wynes, John Stanwick, and Sinan Gemici); (18) Refining models and approaches in continuing education and training (Stephen Billett, Sarojni Choy, Darryl Dymock, Ray Smith, Ann Kelly, Mark Tyler, Amanda Henderson, Jason Lewis, and Fred Beven); (19) Transitioning from vocational education and training to university: strengthening information literacy through collaboration (Sonia White); (20) Understanding the non-completion of apprentices (Alice Bednarz); (21) Does financial stress impact on young people in tertiary study? (Sian Halliday-Wynes and Nhi Nguyen); (22) Do schools influence student engagement in the high school years? (Sinan Gemici and Tham Lu); (23) Educational outcomes: the impact of aspirations and the role of student background characteristics (Jacqueline Homel and Chris Ryan); (24) The factors affecting the educational and occupational aspirations of young Australians (Sinan Gemici, Alice Bednarz, Tom Karmel, and Patrick Lim); (25) The impact of increasing university participation on the pool of apprentices (Tom Karmel, David Roberts, and Patrick Lim); (26) The contribution of education to economic growth in Australia, 1997-2009 (Tom Karmel); and (27) Readiness to meet demand for skills: a study of five growth industries (Francesca Beddie, Mette Creaser, Jo Hargreaves, and Adrian Ong). Contains an author index.