Description
This publication provides a collection of summaries of research projects published by NCVER in 2011. It also offers an overview essay that captures the themes and highlights from the research for the year, including:
- the initial education and training of young people and their pathways to employment
- apprenticeships and traineeships, with a particular focus on completions
- the ongoing education and training of the learner groups — namely older workers, people with a disability, low paid workers and the unemployed
- trends in the labour market, including labour mobility, skills mismatch and skills shortages
- the role of vocational education and training (VET) in innovation and workforce development
- methodological and measurement issues.