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NCVER is decommissioning their Reframing the Future

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 Posted in Resources | No Comments »

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 This website has also been archived in the National ...

NCVER is decommissioning their Reframing the Future

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 Posted in Article, Resources | No Comments »

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 This website has also been archived in the National ...

Australia’s largest student survey now underway

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Article, Skills | No Comments »

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 ...

More students enrol in VET courses across Australia

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Article | No Comments »

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

Thursday, March 24th, 2011 Posted in Skills, Training | No Comments »

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 ...

Key factors affecting apprentice and trainee completion rates

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

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

Apprenticeships and traineeships: participation, progress and completion

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 Posted in Article, Resources, Training | No Comments »

Source: NCVER John Ainley, Steve Holden, Sheldon Rothman This briefing paper draws together findings from two LSAY (Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth) research reports: 'Participation in and progress through New Apprenticeships'; and the 'VET pathways taken by school leavers'. These two reports ...

NCVER Research Forum

Monday, September 20th, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research will host a forum – Fostering enterprise: The innovation and skills nexus, in Sydney on 9 November 2010. read more online

NCVER research forum – Sydney

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 Posted in Innovation, Skills, Training | No Comments »

Source: Licensing Line News NCVER will host a national research forum, Fostering enterprise: The innovation and skills nexus, in Sydney on 9 November to debate current thinking on innovation and its relationship to skills, the training system and industry...read more

Improvements to NCVER web services

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 Posted in Article, Innovation, Resources | No Comments »

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has introduced an email alert service as part of its new registration initiative on the NCVER and Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth websites. read more online