Australian vocational education and training statistics: students and courses 2011 – preliminary data
28/05/2012 This publication presents preliminary aggregate figures on the number of students, subject enrolments, hours of delivery, full-year training equivalents and qualification levels in advance of the release of the more detailed publication in early July 2012. As the data are preliminary, they may be subject to change as further processing of the data is [...]
Skills shortages: prevalence, causes, remedies and consequences for Australian businesses
Josh Healy, Kostas Mavromaras, Peter J Sloane Publication date: 20 February 2012 Revised: 22 March 2012 This report aims to improve our understanding of the causes of skill shortages, the way businesses respond and the short-term consequences of skill shortages. Reponses from small- and medium-sized businesses reveal that skill shortages matter, but that [...]
The persistence of overskilling and its effects on wages
Authors: Kostas Mavromaras, Stephane Mahuteau, Peter Sloane, Zhang Wei NCVER Publication date: 15 March 2012 ISBN:978 1 921955 95 2 Research has shown that overskilling—where workers are not fully using their skills in their jobs—can lead to reduced wages and job satisfaction. This report builds on that previous research and investigates the persistence [...]
Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2011 – September quarter
Authors: NCVER Publication date: 27 February 2012 ISSN:1440-0359 This publication presents estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter 2011. http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2480.html
NCVER is decommissioning their Reframing the Future
NCVER is decommissioning their Reframing the Future website on 31 August. Resources available in the VOCEDplus database. The Reframing the Future collection of publications are available in VOCEDplus, the tertiary education research database. This website has also been archived in the National Library’s Pandora website at: http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/125081/20110211-0948/www.reframingthefuture.net/index.html If you have any questions about the Reframing [...]
NCVER is decommissioning their Reframing the Future
NCVER is decommissioning their Reframing the Future website on 31 August. Resources available in the VOCEDplus database. The Reframing the Future collection of publications are available in VOCEDplus, the tertiary education research database. This website has also been archived in the National Library’s Pandora website at: http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/125081/20110211-0948/www.reframingthefuture.net/index.html If you have any questions about the Reframing [...]
Australia’s largest student survey now underway
More than 300,000 students will be asked to rate the nation’s vocational education and training system as the Student Outcomes Survey begins. Managed by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), the survey provides information on the employment outcomes and satisfaction with training of students who completed some vocational training in 2010. The survey [...]
More students enrol in VET courses across Australia
A new National Centre for Vocational Education Research publication shows that 1.8 million students enrolled in the public vocational education and training (VET) system in 2010, up 5.4% from 2009. To view the report, visit www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2381.html Click here to read more
NCVER report on adult language, literacy and numeracy
NCVER has released the outcomes of the September 2010 forum on adult language, literacy and numeracy The forum aimed to identify knowledge gaps and contribute to the future research agenda and policy directions. The forum was attended by researchers, providers and adult literacy and numeracy experts from government departments, industry bodies and the Productivity Commission. [...]
Key factors affecting apprentice and trainee completion rates
Source: Licensing Line News An NCVER study has found that a pay rise is unlikely to encourage more apprentices and trainees to complete their qualifications…read more