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Video : 33rd National VET Research Conference, Keynote address by Professor Barney Glover, AO (2024)

In his keynote address Professor Barney Glover outlined Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA)’s skill priority list, their shortage classifications and why these shortages arise; and how they, along with the Jobs and Skills Councils, plan to address these shortages.

Strengthening the evidence on how GenAI can improve teaching and learning: discussion paper (2024)

AERO undertook research to help schools and systems make more informed decisions about using GenAI tools to reverse growing inequity in student learning outcomes. This discussion paper identifies key concerns and explores potential research opportunities to better understand this issue.

Classroom management professional learning resources (2024)

These resources are designed to help school leaders lead staff in professional learning to support a whole-school approach to classroom management using the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)’s foundational classroom management resources.

IIER: Literacy and numeracy support in vocational education: Perceptions from engineering apprentices in Victoria (2021)

This research explored how engineering apprentices at an Australian TAFE institution perceive their supported acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills.

The Impact of Workplace Bullying on Mental Health and Suicidality in Queensland Construction Industry Apprentices (2020)

This study builds on previous qualitative research conducted by the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention which identified alleged bullying and poor treatment of Queensland construction industry apprentices.

QS: Higher Education Reports (site link)

QS offers high-quality research and industry reports produced by experts in the QS Research and Analytics division. Also see other resources available on the site.

NCVER: Understanding the Australian vocational education and training workforce (2020)

A NCVER research report into the size and nature of the Australian VET workforce - April 2020

Education Development Centre - Resource Library

From professional development materials for teachers to research reports for policymakers, EDC has produced hundreds of useful, innovative resources.

WEBINAR: Enabling inclusive employability - designing work-integrated learning that supports students in uncovering who they are, and who they want to become (2023)

This ADCET webinar presentation by Emily Jones (PhD candidate at the University of Wollongong), provided an overview of her doctoral research project that explores utilising Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to design work-integrated learning (WIL). The study seeks to understand how the design of WIL experiences enables or inhibits higher education (HE) students’ perceptions of employability. The presentation included an overview of the research aims, the different stages of the research and the concept of utilising UDL for WIL.

Attention and focus: students are actively engaged when learning (2025)

This explainer describes the cognitive science of how students learn.

OUA: Microcredentials: Exploring the student perspective (2021)

Research objectives were two fold: Firstly to explore prospective students behaviour, attitudes and perceptions towards microcredentials; secondly to validate the microcredentials and the characteristics students find most appealing

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