Francesca Beddie

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Older workers: research readings

To help generate discussion on older workers, NCVER commissioned six researchers to draft essays on various issues around keeping older Australians engaged with the workforce

Fostering enterprise: the innovation and skills nexus - research readings

The main impetus for the interest in innovation is that it is seen to improve productivity at the firm level and therefore improved economic prosperity and living standards

The future of VET: A medley of views

This book of essays presents ideas and opinions from leading VET writers and commentators about what the future might hold for VET in Australia

The place of VET in the tertiary sector

This paper argues that all vocational qualifications should be included in the definition of tertiary education

Assessing the impact of NCVER's research

This study examines where and how NCVER's research has influenced vocational education and training (VET) policy and practice

Competition in the training market

NCVER commissioned six leading thinkers to offer insights into what is meant by a training market, constraints upon that market and the areas for improvement in the system which would allow consumers greater choice

Informal learning: at a glance

This short report considers the learning that goes on everyday: from the workplace to the home, and through technology and the mass media

Making research matter

This paper considers the role of evidence in public policy and how research can contribute to better policies and innovations in practice

Enhancing career development: the role of community-based career guidance for disengaged adults

Francesca Beddie, Barb Lorey and Barbara Pamphilon investigate learning and career development services for adults, particularly those who are in some way disengaged from the labour market or educational systems

Adult literacy and numeracy: at a glance

Sue Foster and Francesca Beddie show that literacy
and numeracy practices change over time, and that the literacy challenge is not confined to those people traditionally considered to be poorly educated or unsuccessful

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The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

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