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Does combining school and work affect school and… 29 August 2011
By Alison Anlezark, Patrick Lim

In this report the authors seek to answer the question of whether combining school and work is… Show more

In this report the authors seek to answer the question of whether combining school and work is detrimental or beneficial to a student's school educational performance and labour market outcomes. They find that young people who combine school and work are distributed right across the school population. Results show that individuals can combine school and work with minimal impact on their study if Show less
The effect of VET completion on the wages of young people 12 July 2011
By Nicolas Herault, Rezida Zakirova, Hielke Buddelmeyer

Amongst recent initiatives aimed at lifting Australia’s productivity has been a push for a greater… Show more

Amongst recent initiatives aimed at lifting Australia’s productivity has been a push for a greater number of course completions in both the vocational education and training and higher education sectors. With this, it could be assumed, come benefits for the individual such as better job opportunities and higher wages. Using the 1995 and 1998 cohorts of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Show less
Measuring the socioeconomic status of Australian youth 20 June 2011
By Patrick Lim, Sinan Gemici

When measuring the socioeconomic status of young people, the authors find that the SocioEconomic… Show more

When measuring the socioeconomic status of young people, the authors find that the SocioEconomic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) works well when reporting participation in higher education at aggregate levels, but performs very poorly when classifying individuals. This has policy implications because it means that programs directing resources to increase educational participation for those with low Show less
Year 12 completion and youth transitions 10 June 2011
By Chris Ryan

In this paper, Ryan investigates labour market outcomes for a range of different pathways… Show more

In this paper, Ryan investigates labour market outcomes for a range of different pathways undertaken by young people. Show less
Year 12 completion and youth transitions: research overview 10 June 2011
By Tom Karmel

This overview provides a brief summary of the report, by Chris Ryan. It describes how Ryan analysed … Show more

This overview provides a brief summary of the report, by Chris Ryan. It describes how Ryan analysed the range of pathways available which offer genuine alternatives to completing secondary school. It finds that for those students who run the risk of dropping out, the best pathway for males is completing an apprenticeship, whereas for females completing Year 12 provides the best outcomes. Show less
Young people in an economic downturn 21 April 2011
By Alison Anlezark

This briefing paper considers how young people fared in previous downturns, and discusses how… Show more

This briefing paper considers how young people fared in previous downturns, and discusses how structural labour market changes over the past 20 years have affected the three million young Australians aged between 15 and 24 in the first 12 months of the most recent economic downturn. It also looks at the qualitative evidence from respondents in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Show less
Outcomes of stakeholder consultations to identify the LSAY… 2 March 2011
By NCVER

The results of the consultations NCVER conducted in November and December 2010 to identify research … Show more

The results of the consultations NCVER conducted in November and December 2010 to identify research topics using the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) are presented in this paper and will help determine the research topics best suited to the LSAY data. These will be used to shape the 2011-13 LSAY analytical program of research that NCVER conducts on behalf of the Department of Show less
Lost talent? The occupational ambitions and attainments of… 12 January 2011
By Joanna Sikora, Lawrence J Saha

This study, which defines the lowering of educational or occupational ambitions by high school… Show more

This study, which defines the lowering of educational or occupational ambitions by high school students as 'lost talent', looks at the extent to which talent loss occurs among high achieving students and the consequences of this on later occupational attainments. Show less
Skill (mis)matches and over-education of younger workers 11 January 2011
By Chris Ryan, Mathias Sinning

This study investigates the extent of over-education among younger workers.

This study investigates the extent of over-education among younger workers. Show less
Returns from education: an occupational status approach 16 December 2010
By Jung-Sook Lee

Using the 1995 cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, this study looks at how the… Show more

Using the 1995 cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, this study looks at how the growth in occupational prestige is related to the level of an individual's education. Show less
The role of VET in preventing the scarring effect of youth… 7 December 2010
By Hielke Buddelmeyer, Nicolas Herault

Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, this report looks at the extent to… Show more

Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, this report looks at the extent to which a previous spell of unemployment determines current unemployment. Show less
A stocktake of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth 15 October 2010
By Alfred Michael Dockery, Alison Anlezark, Mark Cully, Nhi Nguyen

This paper assesses the fitness-for-purpose of the existing Longitudinal Surveys of Australian… Show more

This paper assesses the fitness-for-purpose of the existing Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) instruments as a source of information on the determinants of youth transitions in Australia. Show less
Apprenticeships and traineeships: participation, progress… 12 October 2010
By John Ainley, Steve Holden, Sheldon Rothman

This briefing paper draws together findings from two LSAY (Longitudinal Surveys of Australian… Show more

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 use data obtained from young people who were in Year 9 at school in 1995 and whose educational and occupational activities were traced each year Show less
Attitudes, intentions and participation in education: Year… 12 October 2010
By Kylie Hillman

This briefing paper draws on findings from several LSAY Research Reports (5, 27, 31, 33 and 41)… Show more

This briefing paper draws on findings from several LSAY Research Reports (5, 27, 31, 33 and 41) which report on how student attitudes and engagement in the formative school years influence subsequent participation in post-compulsory education and training. Data is used from two LSAY cohorts: students who were in Year 9 in 1995, and students who were in Year 9 in 1998. Attitudes to school in the Show less
Post-school education and labour force participation in… 21 September 2010
By Siobhan Austen, Fiona MacPhail

This study provides a comparison of the post-school education systems of Australia and Canada using … Show more

This study provides a comparison of the post-school education systems of Australia and Canada using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australia Youth and the Canadian Youth in Transition Survey. The results indicate that the Canadian college system is more attractive to high achieving school graduates than is the somewhat comparable Australian VET sector. Show less
Against the odds: influences on the post-school success of… 21 September 2010
By Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman

The link between academic achievement and labour market outcomes is well established. But how well… Show more

The link between academic achievement and labour market outcomes is well established. But how well does a student's achievement in a test predict their later success in life? This study examines this question, with 'success' considered to encompass satisfaction with life together with the extent to which young people are fully occupied with education, employment or a combination of these. Show less
Annual transitions between labour market states for young… 25 May 2010
By Hielke Buddelmeyer, Gary Marks

Having a choice of transition pathways from school to work, further education or training gives… Show more

Having a choice of transition pathways from school to work, further education or training gives young people the best chance of success. Using the 1995 cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, this study looks at the role post-school qualifications play in the year-by-year movement between labour market states by young people. Higher post-school qualifications are found to increase Show less
The effectiveness of the traineeship model 12 March 2010
By Tom Karmel, Davinia Blomberg, Monika Vnuk

The traineeship model is currently targeted at a broader group of people compared with the original … Show more

The traineeship model is currently targeted at a broader group of people compared with the original target group of young unemployed persons as envisaged by the Kirby Enquiry. This report aims to assess the effectiveness of the model for young people, particularly young early school leavers. The findings suggest that traineeships are an important pathway for female early school leavers. However, Show less
Early vocational education and training programs for young… 24 November 2009
By Regan Harding

The perceptions of students, school and TAFE staff involved in V Tracks, an early intervention… Show more

The perceptions of students, school and TAFE staff involved in V Tracks, an early intervention program for Aboriginal school students are explored in this paper. The study identifies outcomes, challenges and recommendations for future program design. Overall, V Tracks was found to improve student engagement in school and provide greater insights into the available education, training and Show less
Linking flexible delivery and community development: The… 18 October 2009
By Stuart Anderson

NCVER's Academic Scholarship Program provided the opportunity for an investigation into the… Show more

NCVER's Academic Scholarship Program provided the opportunity for an investigation into the flexible delivery of vocational education and training (VET) in a remote Indigenous community. Through evaluation of the delivery of the Sunrise Health Service's Youth Worker Training Program from the perspective of the Wugularr community, this paper identifies the benefits of community engagement and Show less

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