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NCVER undertakes a strategic program of research and data analytics. We undertake leading research through our in-house research program, client-based consultancy and the National Vocational Education and Training Research Program on behalf of Skills Senior Officials (SSON) funded by the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR). For over 40 years, NCVER has been providing research services and information to a wide range of stakeholders including government, industry, community, and non-government sectors.

See our current research for projects that are underway.

Recently completed research

Laying the foundations: how foundations skills shape the VET student outcomes Angus Hughes, Zhihui Zhang, Tabatha Griffin

First Nations and migrant learners' experiences with foundation skills courses Bridget Wibrow, Maree Ackehurst, Daniella Trimboli

Understanding the value of pre-apprenticeships Joanne Waugh, Melinda Lees, Craig Hansen

Student support: enabling the learner journey Upekha Andrahannadi, Tabatha Griffin

Effective student support: enabling the learner journey - good practice guide Upekha Andrahannadi, Tabatha Griffin

Effective teaching and learning: teacher perspectives on what works best for whom Tabatha Griffin, Nicki Davidson

Is the die cast? Investigating the relationship between prior academic achievement and tertiary entrance performance Ronnie Semo, Emerick Chew, Kate Dowling, Cameron Forrest, Somayeh Parvazian

The student journey: the many faces of completion and non-completion in VET Bridget Wibrow, Michelle Hall, Tabatha Griffin

Mapping the student journey: the many faces of completion and non-completion in VET Michelle Hall

The impact of increasing university participation on the characteristics of apprentices Joanne Waugh, Cameron Forrest, Kate Dowling

From VET to sustainable employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples NCVER

Building effective RTO-employer partnerships Daniella Trimboli, Michelle Circelli, Tina Berghella

Building effective RTO-employer partnerships: good practice guide Tina Berghella, Michelle Circelli, Daniella Trimboli

Drivers of student training choices - a focus on student support services Bridget Wibrow

Beyond the standard: motivators of high-performing RTOs Joanne Waugh

Effective teaching practices and student support services in online VET Sheila Hume, Tabatha Griffin, Upekha Andrahannadi

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