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Towards a culture of scholarly practice in mixed-sector… 28 March 2013
By Melanie Williams, Fleur Goulding, Terri Seddon

This report uses Boyer’s four forms of scholarship – delivery, integration, application and… Show more

This report uses Boyer’s four forms of scholarship – delivery, integration, application and teaching – to explore how scholarship is implemented across the different tertiary education sectors. Show less
Continuing education and training models and strategies: an … 13 December 2012
By Amanda Henderson, Ann Kelly, Darryl Dymock, Fred Beven, Ian James, Jason Lewis, Ray Smith, Sarojni Choy, Stephen Billett

This report comes out of a three-year program of research that aims to investigate how best the… Show more

This report comes out of a three-year program of research that aims to investigate how best the tertiary education and training system might be organised to maintain the employability of Australian workers across their working lives. Show less
Potential factors influencing Indigenous education… 28 November 2012
By Nicholas Biddle, Timothy Cameron

The focus of this paper is on the factors, other than access, that influence the decision for… Show more

The focus of this paper is on the factors, other than access, that influence the decision for Indigenous Australians to participate in education. Show less
Workforce skills development and engagement in training… 20 November 2012
By Danielle Ranshaw, David Crean, John Mills, Kaye Bowman

This report aims to throw some light on the role that skills sets play in meeting the needs of… Show more

This report aims to throw some light on the role that skills sets play in meeting the needs of clients compared with full qualifications, which are seen as the foundation of the vocational education and training (VET) system. Show less
Interview with Kaye Bowman on 'Workforce skills… 20 November 2012
By Kaye Bowman

In this interview, Steve Davis talks with co-author Kaye Bowman about the report ‘Workforce skills… Show more

In this interview, Steve Davis talks with co-author Kaye Bowman about the report ‘Workforce skills development and engagement in training through skill sets’. Show less
Educating oneself out of social exclusion 2 November 2012
By Hielke Buddelmeyer, Felix Leung, Rosanna Scutella

Increasing education and training is considered one means by which to reduce the extent of social… Show more

Increasing education and training is considered one means by which to reduce the extent of social exclusion and as such has been a key focus in recent public policies. This study investigates the impact of education and training on the extent of social exclusion using a measure of multidimensional social exclusion. A simulation of the effect of the COAG target relating to halving the proportion Show less
Interview with Hielke Buddelmeyer on 'Educating oneself … 2 November 2012
By Hielke Buddelmeyer

In this phone interview, Hielke Buddelmeyer, talks about the impact of education and training on… Show more

In this phone interview, Hielke Buddelmeyer, talks about the impact of education and training on social exclusion using a multidimensional measure that focuses on seven domains. Show less
The training requirements of foreign-born workers in… 26 September 2012
By Chris Ryan, Mathias Sinning

In recent decades Australian immigration policy has focused mostly on accepting high-skilled… Show more

In recent decades Australian immigration policy has focused mostly on accepting high-skilled migrants. This report explores the question of whether participation in further training differs for these migrants compared with that of native-born workers in similar jobs. The research shows that foreign-born workers in Australia seem to receive the training they need, but this depends on whether or Show less
Youth transitions in Australia: lessons for other countries? 29 August 2012
By Tom Karmel

This conference paper was presented to the Third International Congress on Technical and Vocational … Show more

This conference paper was presented to the Third International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 13–16 May 2012, in Shanghai. It argues that there are two key factors behind Australia's good record of employment for young people: high levels of post-school education with the consequence that there is not a large cohort of people in their mid-to-late teens flooding on Show less
School completion: what we learn from different measures of … 5 July 2012
By Jacqueline Homel, Astghik Mavisakalyan, Ha Trong Nguyen, Chris Ryan

This paper quantifies the impact of different dimensions of socioeconomic disadvantage on Year 12… Show more

This paper quantifies the impact of different dimensions of socioeconomic disadvantage on Year 12 completion. Show less
Change, work and learning: aligning continuing education… 11 April 2012
By Stephen Billett, Amanda Henderson, Sarojni Choy, Darryl Dymock, Fred Bevan, Ann Kelly, Ian James, Jason Lewis, Ray Smith

As part of a three-year program of research, the authors are investigating how the training system… Show more

As part of a three-year program of research, the authors are investigating how the training system might be more effective in providing continuing education and training across workers' lives, since the tertiary education and training sector is currently geared to entry-level training; that is, getting young people ready to enter the labour market. This working paper sets the scene for the next Show less
Have a heart: challenges for lead vocational teachers in… 6 February 2012
By Jennifer Davids

This paper investigates the role of lead vocational teachers in TAFE Queensland and their personal… Show more

This paper investigates the role of lead vocational teachers in TAFE Queensland and their personal and career development needs. Focus group discussions with these teachers ascertained that they wanted to feel valued by their institutes and have more opportunities to contribute to business development. It was revealed that their values did not match those of the institutes and this led to a Show less
Research messages 2011 31 January 2012
By NCVER

This highly-popular annual publication provides a collection of summaries of research projects… Show more

This highly-popular annual publication provides a collection of summaries of research projects published by NCVER in 2011. Show less
Plumbing, sustainability and training 21 December 2011
By Sian Halliday-Wynes, John Stanwick

In this report the authors examine how skills development in domestic plumbing occupations has… Show more

In this report the authors examine how skills development in domestic plumbing occupations has responded to an increased emphasis on environmental sustainability and 'greening'. They find that rather than sustainability and greening requiring major changes in thinking, plumbing skills need to be responsive to changing technology and more generic skills such as dealing with customers are required. Show less
Musing budding musos: the role of peer mentoring in… 8 December 2011
By Ross Stagg

This Community of Practice paper seeks to determine whether peer-to-peer mentoring is a successful… Show more

This Community of Practice paper seeks to determine whether peer-to-peer mentoring is a successful way of transferring skills and knowledge between music students at Nirimba College. The study comprised an eight-week mentoring trial and several surveys and interviews with the group of music students who participated in the mentoring trial. The aim of the research was to find out the students' Show less
Enabling the effective take-up of e-learning by custodial… 3 November 2011
By Malcolm Reason

The corrective services industry has a strong history of, and commitment to, the provision of… Show more

The corrective services industry has a strong history of, and commitment to, the provision of learning and development to its staff. Many Australian correctional jurisdictions are now implementing e-learning tools for this purpose. This research identifies a number of barriers and enablers which impact on the success of e-learning within corrections centres. Barriers can include attitudes and Show less
VET and the diffusion and implementation of innovation in… 30 August 2011
By Phillip Toner, Tim Turpin, Robert Dalitz

This report examines the linkages between innovation and skills development in vocational education … Show more

This report examines the linkages between innovation and skills development in vocational education and training (VET) across three industry sectors: mining, solar energy and computer gaming. Using a case study approach, the research finds that each of the industry sectors differs in their relationship between innovation and the education and training system. However, the formal VET system is Show less
Employability skills: at a glance 26 August 2011
By Bridget Wibrow

This at a glance looks at developments in employability skills since 2002. It finds that most… Show more

This at a glance looks at developments in employability skills since 2002. It finds that most research has focused around teaching, assessing and reporting on employability skills, where consistency remains a key challenge. There also continues to be a lack of understanding of employability skills among some teachers. Until these issues are addressed, the sector could fall short in providing Show less
Initial training for VET teachers: a portrait within a… 15 August 2011
By Hugh Guthrie, Alicen McNaughton, Tracy Gamlin

This report provides a portrait of the initial formal training for VET teachers in private and… Show more

This report provides a portrait of the initial formal training for VET teachers in private and public registered training organisations. It describes the features and content of generic courses offered both in the VET sector and higher education ranging from certificate IV TAA to graduate diplomas. It also provides details about the characteristics and numbers of students enrolled in a range of Show less
Which paths work for which young people? 10 August 2011
By Tom Karmel, Shu-Hui Liu

In this paper, the authors identify various educational paths involving school and post-school… Show more

In this paper, the authors identify various educational paths involving school and post-school study and assess the effectivness of these in relation to post-school outcomes at age 25 years. They use the 1995 cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth and find that, for males, undertaking an apprenticeship after completing senior secondary and university are attractive paths. For Show less

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