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Bowman, Kaye; McKenna, Suzy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
This occasional paper provides an overview of the development of Australia's national training system and is a key knowledge document of a wider research project "Consistency with flexibility in the Australian national training system." This research project investigates the various approaches undertaken by each of the jurisdictions to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training, Vocational Education, Program Development
Griffin, Tabatha; Beddie, Francesca – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This publication is dedicated to Chris Selby Smith, who was posthumously awarded the 2009 National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) VET Researcher of the Year Award. Selby Smith's body of work displayed many aspects of the excellence for which the award is offered. His experience working in both academia and the public service gave…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Vocational Education, Educational Research, Access to Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Adult language, literacy and numeracy are essential ingredients for greater workforce participation, productivity and social inclusion. Both national and international research demonstrate the relationship between increasing levels of language, literacy and numeracy proficiency and positive outcomes for individuals, as well as for communities and…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Politics of Education
Figgis, Jane; Butorac, Anne; Clayton, Berwyn; Meyers, Dave; Dickie, Mary; Malley, Jeff; McDonald, Rod – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors which help successful equity initiatives that had been seeded in technical and further education (TAFE) institutes through short-term funding to take root and spread. The report concludes that many equity programs remain stuck in the seeding stage and fail to thrive and grow. It suggests that…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Adult Education, Vocational Education, Performance Factors
Dumbrell, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This report provides an overview of funding arrangements implemented as a result of the 1992 Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) Agreement. The Agreement sought to establish a unified national system of vocational education and training (VET) with joint Commonwealth, state and territory responsibility. The report discusses the outcomes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Financial Support, State Federal Aid
Smith, Chris Selby; Ferrier, Fran – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This volume is a companion to "The Funding of Vocational Education and Training for Students with Disabilities: Volume 1" [ED495186], which examines how the vocational education and training system currently allocates funds to support students with a disability, and suggests other funding models to promote their participation. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Programs, Special Needs Students, Resource Allocation
Smith, Chris Selby; Ferrier, Fran – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This report provides important information for those who manage training institutions and are committed to making the learning environment more supportive for people with a disability. It looks at how the vocational education and training system currently allocates funds to support students with a disability, and suggests other funding models to…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Disabilities, Vocational Education, Job Training
Bowman, Kaye; McKenna, Suzy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
This occasional paper provides the views of 17 "thought leaders" in the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector. Their insight and opinions were sought to inform a larger research project focused on the student entitlement reforms that were introduced into the national VET system from 2012. These individuals offered a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Postsecondary Education, Attitude Measures
Making "Good" Choices: The Impact of Entitlement Models on Upskilling Later in Life. Research Report
Polidano, Cain; van de Ven, Justin; Voitchovsky, Sarah – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
Tailoring education policy to deliver the skills needed by modern labour markets is complicated by the rapid pace of technological change. These complications are amplified when the associated risks of technological redundancy and the lengthening working lifetimes are taken into account. At the heart of the challenge for policy-makers is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Skill Development, Educational Change
Misko, Josie – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2020
This report is the first component of a larger study investigating training practices relating to traditional trade apprenticeships, with a view to developing policy directions on how to maintain their relevance and usefulness. This first phase of the study explores data on trends in training activity and completions, provides details on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Educational Trends, Incentives
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
Reforms to Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector over the past few years have brought about significant changes to the work of VET staff and the focus of their roles. This publication summarizes recent research into the changing roles of VET leaders, managers, teaching and support staff, and the way they work. The role of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Administrator Role, Educational Change
O'Dwyer, Lisel; Mihelic, Mandy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
The ageing labour force, and concerns with productivity and social inclusion have driven foundation skills policy development in Australia and internationally (SCOTESE 2012; Newton 2016). However, little existing literature focusses on the relationships between foundation skills, community education providers and regional location. Thus, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Literacy, Reading Skills
Bowman, Kaye; McKenna, Suzy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
The past two decades have seen some evolution towards a more nationally consistent vocational education and training (VET) system. One of the challenges is to find the right balance between national consistency and appropriate flexibility, to accommodate the regional and local industry requirements and learner preferences that best serve the needs…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Training, Foreign Countries, National Standards
Guthrie, Hugh; Stanwick, John; Karmel, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This paper was originally developed to help the Training and Skills Commission in South Australia consider the pathways between elements of the vocational education and training (VET) system, how they are working and what improvements can be made. It has been revised to make it national in scope. The authors reveal that quite substantial numbers…
Descriptors: Graduates, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Labor Force
Karmel, Tom; Mark, Kevin; Nguyen, Nhi – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
The purpose of this paper looks at the fundamental issue of whether VET does improve the employment prospects of the groups in question. It exploits data from the Student Outcome Survey to construct samples that proxy three welfare groups and models the post-training employment outcomes. Appendices include: (1) Characteristics of the proxy groups;…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Vocational Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential