Josie Misko compares the provision of vocational education and training in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom. She finds that training policies are increasingly based on similar general principles which promote the improvement and reform of vocational education and training, although the implementation of these principles tends to remain specific to each country.

NCVER has compiled the key messages of all research and analysis work it published in 2005, with 42 summaries grouped under one of five broad themes. Among the topics covered are: industry and employers’ views of training and qualifications; learner groups, including work on Indigenous Australians and vocational education and training; literacy and numeracy; careers...

Adding to NCVER’s comprehensive suite of adult literacy research overviews, this latest set for 2006 focuses on professional development for the language, literacy and numeracy workforce, literacy support of Indigenous people, and the social and economic benefits and costs of adult literacy provision. Overall, the suite of research overviews provides summaries across NCVER’s wide range...

Narelle McGlusky and Lenora Thaker explore the literacy and numeracy support systems available to Indigenous VET students and determine which systems work for both students and teachers and produce positive outcomes for Indigenous students, including successful completion. They outline a set of best practice guidelines for designing and developing literacy and numeracy support systems for...

Assessing the social and economic costs of poor adult literacy and numeracy skills, and the benefits of investing in such skills, is largely unchartered territory in Australia. In this feasibility study Robyn Hartley and Jackie Horne explore the frameworks and methodologies available for determining and measuring such benefits and costs across a number of life...