Equity has long been a concern to the VET community and to policy makers. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has a new resource highlighting how different equity groups fare in their VET journey.
Released today, Student equity in VET: participation, achievement and outcomes presents data for six student equity groups. The featured groups have historically been disadvantaged in accessing and benefitting from education in Australia.
The publication covers people with disability, Indigenous people, those from low socioeconomic circumstances, those who speak a language other than English at home, those living in remote and very remote areas, and those unemployed or not in the labour force.
Quotes attributed to NCVER Managing Director, Simon Walker.
The infographic style report highlights how the VET system is supporting equitable access, achievement, and outcomes across disadvantaged learner groups who undertook their training in Australia.
It provides a summary of how each equity group is faring in VET compared with their non-equity peers.
The publication is supported by comprehensive data tables.
DOWNLOAD: Student equity in VET: participation, achievement and outcomes
Data products for this release:
- Comprehensive data tables are also available
Enquiries: Deanne Loan M: 0413 523 691 E: deanneloan@ncver.edu.au
About NCVER: we are the main provider of research, statistics and data on Australia’s VET sector. Our services help promote better understanding of VET and assist policy makers, practitioners, industry, training providers, and students to make informed decisions.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment.