This paper was presented at the Skills Australia, Academy of Social Sciences seminar in Sydney in September 2008. It concentrates on the factors that affect individual and employer demand, and points out that accredited vocational education and training need to be considered in the context of extensive use of on-accredited and on-the-job training.

The findings of a cultural industries skills audit undertaken in 2008 in Katherine, Northern Territory, are explored. The case study focuses in particular on the practical challenges and implications of auditing skills in a diverse industry sector and considers the usefulness of such an audit in preparing an industry for predicted change. This paper is...

This report focuses on the interpersonal networking processes, or non-market mechanisms, through which training needs are signalled to VET providers in a rural region. A detailed single case-study approach shows that VET users also consider interpersonal relationships, based on trust, when selecting programs for participation.

This publication presents information about the outcomes for students who completed their vocational education and training during 2007. Information about the level and type of training students undertake, further study patterns and reasons for not continuing with the training (where applicable) is also collected.

Through the experiences of refugees from Bosnia, Iraq and Sudan, this research sought to explore the role multicultural community organisations play in creating important informal networks and learning spaces that connect people from refugee backgrounds to the wider Australian community. In particular, the research sought to identify how such organisations assist refugees in their learning...