Possessing generic or employability skills is vital in the current labour market. The vocational education and training (VET) sector, like other education sectors, must ensure its clients gain and develop generic skills. Edited by Jennifer Gibb, this volume of readings summarises NCVER managed research into generic skills undertaken in 2001 and 2002. The work covers...

John Polesel, Merryn Davies and Richard Teese investigate students' learning experience at a technical and further education (TAFE) institute and determine the factors that influence students to continue or discontinue their studies. Students who reported satisfaction with their learning experience highlighted relationships with teaching staff and respect for their expertise and organisation as significant factors...

Susan Gelade and Tom Stehlik examine the impact of urban, regional, and remote location on Indigenous vocational education and training (VET) students' aspirations and outcomes. They finds the availability of desired courses, teaching staff, and community attitudes to learning in the various locations influence the successful outcomes of Indigenous students. However, successful outcomes other than...

Group training is an Australian initiative to encourage the employment of apprentices and trainees. Duncan Macdonald, Phillip Toner and Nic Croce examine the structure and function of group training organisations (GTOs) over time and identify the factors that drive GTOs to change their structure and function. The authors find that group training is a critical...

Executive summary The research for this project was conducted from December 1999 through to November 2000. This project is about the need for strategies to improve the quality of assessment. Much of the research and recommended strategies from this project informed a series of guides developed by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) to provide...