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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
This product provides a summary of the outcomes and satisfaction of students who completed nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) delivered by registered training organisations (RTOs) in Australia during 2019 using data collected between June and September 2020. The figures are derived from the National Student Outcomes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education, Graduates
Education Council, 2017
The purpose of this Decision Regulation Impact Statement (Decision RIS) is to recommend preferred options for improving the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care. The Decision RIS follows the public release of the Consultation RIS and incorporates stakeholders' views and comments received during the ten week stakeholder…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Standards, Educational Quality
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Butt, Rosemary – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2018
As more Teacher Assistants (TAs) take on the responsibility of supporting students with disability and learning difficulties questions arise as to the appropriate qualifications for such work, the adequacy of training, and the policy and practice of schools employing TAs. A qualitative study, informed by multiple perspectives, was conducted in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Teacher Aides, Qualifications, Training
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Palmer, Nigel; Abrahams, Natasha; Pace, Mark; De Rango, Emily – Australian Universities' Review, 2018
There has been substantial growth in postgraduate coursework study in Australia since moves towards deregulation began in the early 1990s. This growth in postgraduate coursework education has brought benefits for both institutions and individuals. However, in a deregulated fee environment these benefits now risk being outweighed by the mounting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Administrative Organization, Marketing
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Flower, Rebecca L.; Hedley, Darren; Spoor, Jennifer R.; Dissanayake, Cheryl – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2019
Autistic adults are willing and able employees but face a number of barriers to gaining and maintaining meaningful employment, one of which is a lack of exposure to work experience and workplace training opportunities. A case study of an autism specific employment program is presented, which provided an opportunity for autistic candidates to learn…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Job Applicants, Adults
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Evans, Simon; Henderson, Ariana; Ashton-Hay, Sally – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
In the Australian university context, Academic Language and Learning (ALL) entails advisors working with academics and students to enhance learning. It is a relatively new area, beginning around the mid-1980s, and ALL units developed within their respective institutions. Since early 2000s, there has been an increasing amount of literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Faculty Advisers, Academic Advising
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Bubikova-Moan, Jarmila; Naess Hjetland, Hanne; Wollscheid, Sabine – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2019
In recent years, play-based learning (PBL) has attracted attention, debate and controversy across different national contexts. There is no definitional consensus which may have undesirable consequences for enacting its potential in professional practice. The aim of our study was to synthesize international research on ECE practitioners' views on…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Play, Teaching Methods
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Choate, Julia K.; Demaria, Maria; Etheve, Michelle; Cran, Sandy; Carroll, David – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2019
Undergraduate biomedical science degree-programs are considered to be non-vocational, with a diverse range of career outcomes. At our university, student and academic feedback indicated that biomedical science students were anxious and uncertain about their career options. In response to this careers anxiety, an in-curriculum, course-wide and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biomedicine, Career Development, Career Choice
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Caldis, Susan; Kleeman, Grant – Geographical Education, 2019
This paper forms part of the response by the Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA) to two school education related recommendations put forward in "Geography: Shaping Australia's Future" (National Committee for Geographical Sciences, 2018). The recommendations are: The National Committee for Geographical Sciences and AGTA write…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Certification, Geography Instruction, Foreign Countries
Carrington, Suzanne, Ed.; Saggers, Beth, Ed.; Harper-Hill, Keely, Ed.; Whelan, Michael, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021
This book will support researchers in the field of education disability by outlining inclusive research approaches and their challenges, outcomes, and impact. Each chapter reports on school/university-based research supporting inclusion for young people on the autism spectrum. This research has been developed in Australian schools with students,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion
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Stewart, Barbara A. – Industry and Higher Education, 2021
Universities are under pressure to produce work-ready graduates. This study analyzed 130 job advertisements to identify skills required by environmental science employers in Australia. For degree-related criteria, the most frequently required were content knowledge, a tertiary qualification and experience. Other desired skills were an…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Job Skills, College Graduates, Environmental Education
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O'Sullivan, Mary – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
This McCloy Lecture sheds light on the "hidden profession" of Physical Education Teacher Educators (PETEs) by sharing my perspectives on the challenges and opportunities faced by PETE scholars and teachers globally. I begin with an overview of my biography and how it has influenced my thinking about PETE. I present some scholarly…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Educators, Teacher Education Programs, Influences
White, Ian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertain economic conditions due to restrictions put in place to control the spread of the virus. These restrictions have significantly impacted the economic activities of businesses and industries, and in turn the demand for labour. As the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia continues, it is…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
"Research Messages 2020" highlights the diverse range of research activities undertaken over the past year by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Research published during 2019 encompasses a range of themes and topics categorised according to three broad areas: (1) structures and systems for skilling and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Job Skills
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Stewart, Victoria; Campbell, Matthew; McMillan, Sara S.; Wheeler, Amanda J. – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of students and teachers who had participated in a postgraduate work-based praxis course within a Master of mental health practice qualification. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative study used an interpretative phenomenological approach to understand the lived experience of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Mental Health
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