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Do You Want to Party? - Third party arrangements

Recorded on 11/06/2019, this webinar focused on the pre-planning and research you might consider before deciding on whether a third-party arrangement is right for you.

NCVER: Journeying through VET: a case study of foundation skills learners (2022)

Using Total VET Activity and National Student Outcome Survey data this research explores the enrolment paths, program completions and employment and further study outcomes of learners who had enrolled in nationally recognised foundation skills programs between 2016 – 2019.

Vocational Voices

'Vocational Voices', the official podcast of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. Listen to leading experts discuss current trends in vocational education and training. Listen, follow and subscribe via your favourite podcast apps.

Researchgate: The Importance of VET Teacher Professionalism: An Australian Case Study (2019)

VET teacher professional-ism in Australia is charted, including research evidence from a national project managed by the author, about the effects of higher-level qualifications on VET teacher practices and quality and teachers’ propensity to engage in professional development.

Webinar Recording: Discussion Forums: From Dreaded to Dynamic in 6 Simple Steps

Recorded on the 24/03/2025. This new webinar taught a research-backed 6-step formula for discussion forum success and provided actionable strategies that could be implemented immediately.

NCVER: VET Practitioner Resource - Inclusive education and training

Resources on this page are a mix of free and for purchase and are categorised as 'research' or 'focus on practice'. All resources listed are Australian in origin unless otherwise labelled.

First Nations and migrant learners’ experiences with foundation skills courses (2025)

This research uniquely amplifies the voices of First Nations and migrant learners who have disengaged from foundation skills courses. By understanding their goals, experiences, and recommendations, ways to better support their completion are identified.

Interpreting Quality Indicator Data

ACER’s website link to an AQTF 2007 guide on ‘Interpreting Quality Indicator data’

Essential skills for learning (2025)

This report argues that the growing emphasis on skills indicates a refocus for education systems, which should focus on essential skills with a high impact on learning. It identifies five such skills: critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and self-regulation.

'If you don’t think racism exists come take a walk with us' (2025)

Racism remains an insidious and all too common aspect of life for Indigenous people in Australia. This second annual report from the Call It Out project, covering March 2023 to March 2024, includes 453 reports of racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Timeline of Australian VET policy initiatives 1998-2023

This resource helps understand the scale of change and the individual policies, programs or initiatives that have shaped VET at both the national and state and territory level. The resource includes economic events that may have influenced enrolments and completions of VET courses, apprenticeships and traineeships.

Individual Placement and Support (IPS): an evidence-based supported employment model – toolkit (2025)

The IPS Toolkit is a collection of educational tools and resources that are designed to assist a variety of stakeholder groups with IPS implementation. The Toolkit includes resources such as a training guide, a fidelity assessment scale, an annotated bibliography of current IPS research and information for key participants and stakeholders in IPS programs.

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