Government Education Portal - Australia

2005 E-learning Benchmarking Project: Non-accredited Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) in Adult and Community Education (ACE): Final Report  

URL:  http://e-learningindicators.flexiblelearning.net.au/...port_A.pdf

Category:  Publications 

This document reports on the Adult and Community Education (ACE) E-learning Benchmarking Project of the 2005-2006 Australian Flexible Learning Framework. The project assessed the uptake, use and impact of e-learning in the non-accredited ACE sector and explored the issue of collecting data in this sector.

2006 e-learning benchmarking project: final report  

URL:  http://e-learningindicators.flexiblelearning.net.au/...rt2006.pdf

Category:  Publications 

The 2006 E-learning benchmarking project has built on the baseline developed in 2005 by conducting national surveys of the uptake and use of e-learning by Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) providers, VTE teachers and trainers, and VTE students. The surveys, run in September and October 2006, captured information on the use of e-learning in all TAFE institutes, private and enterprise training providers, adult and community education (ACE) providers and VTE in Schools providers. The 2006 surveys also include providers of government-funded non-accredited training. The results of the 2006 project are available in this report.

ABS - Education and Training Experience, Australia, 2005  

URL:  http://www.abs.gov.au/...up/6278.0Main+Features12005?OpenDocument

Category:  Publications 

This Austalian Bureau of Statistics publication presents results from the 2005 Survey of Education and Training (SET). Data provided focusses on level and field of educational attainment; participation in education and training; work history, including occupation, industry and weekly earnings; current study; completed qualifications; details of training courses completed; training outcomes; access, unmet demand, barriers and employer support to education and training. Some State data are also provided.

Adult Literacy Research Overviews: 2004, 2005 and 2006  

URL:  http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1485.html

Category:  Publications 

This suite of overviews provides a comprehensive summary of each of NCVER's managed adult literacy and numeracy research projects funded in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and subsequently published in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Advancing equity: merging 'bottom up' initiatives with 'top down' strategies  

URL:  http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1742.html

Category:  Publications 

This report examines the impact that short-term funded equity projects have had on the technical and futher education (TAFE) institutes where they have been assigned. There is a concensus that advocacy for equity has declined over the past 10 years. The research program is designed to produce a set of evidence-based protocols. They include: identifying locally based problems which interfere with improved outcomes for disadvantaged learners; locating individuals who are able to cross boundaries and connect with people in other areas of administration; generating an outcomes based hierachy e.g. from improved attendance or completion of work through to obtaining qualifications and employment; and augmenting collaboration between practitioners in activating best practice equity initiatives. One important finding is that 'pilot' programs, even when successful are often not able to continue due to funding constraints.

An analysis of FEE-HELP in the Vocation Education and Training sector: Discussion paper  

URL:  http://econrsss.anu.edu.au/pdf/DP570.pdf

Category:  Publications 

This paper analyses some of the important issues related to the adoption of FEE-HELP (a 2005 Federal Government financial instrument based on the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)). It is argued that income contingent loans of this kind are associated with the advantages of both default-protection and consumption smoothing. The report uses data from the first three waves of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, to examine various empirical issues associated with the adoption of FEE-HELP in VET, including the extent of private salary returns to VET qualifications.

Analysis of Survey Data on the New Apprenticeships Scheme  

URL:  http://www.dest.gov.au/...files/analysis_survey_data_new_apps.htm

Category:  Publications 

This Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) report presents an overview of analyses of New Apprenticeship Outcomes Survey Data collected during 2003 and 2004. The report consists of seven volumes: a synopsis of the work completed, analysis of the long term survey results, each of the four quarterly survey results and the combined quarterly surveys.

Apprentice/trainee statistics  

URL:  http://www.education.tas.gov.au/vet/systemtas/research

Category:  Publications 

Research publications and statistics relating to Tasmania's apprentice/trainee commencements and AVETMISS data.

Apprentices and trainees - NCVER March quarter 2006 statistics  

URL:  http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1706.html

Category:  Publications 

This publication from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) provides estimates of apprentice and trainee activity for the quarter ending 31 March 2006.

Atlas of Australian public VET  

URL:  http://www.ncver.edu.au/resources/atlas/

Category:  Publications 

The Atlas of Australian public VET presents a snapshot of various vocational education and training data for all parts of Australia. The Atlas presents data from NCVER's Students and courses collection and Apprentices and trainees collection, together with a small amount of population data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is presented in a selection of maps and tables at the national and state/territory levels, and in tables for the statistical divisions. The Atlas is a dynamic resource - new tables, maps and graphs will be added as they become available.