From 2002 to 2006 the Australian Government funded the Adult Literacy Research Program
(ALRP), which was managed by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research …

Understanding Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system can be daunting
for observers. This paper, written as a background paper for a visit from the Organisation for …

Executive summary This report is a component of the research program entitled A well-
skilled future: Tailoring VET to the emerging labour market, in which the evolving labour …

Executive Summary In April 2022, Ontario's Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU)
announced an expansion of bachelor's degrees offered through public colleges to include …

This edited book brings together empirical studies of young people in paid employment from
a variety of disciplinary perspectives and in different national settings. Each of the three …

The present study introduces a systemic model that demonstrates a description of the
relationship between the labour-market and vocational education from the perspective of …

The purpose of this study is to project future demand for the types of skills provided by the
Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. The main question guiding our …

This report observes several limitations of human capital theory, both as a description of the
way qualifications are used in the labour market, and in severely limiting the potential roles …

Abstract Information on future job opportunities is useful for a range of purposes. It can help
students and career advisors make choices about training pathways, and can help …

ABSTRACT A primary motivation for providing education and training is to equip the
workforce with the skills it requires to meet the needs of industry. Furthermore, as training …