This report investigates the views of TAFE teachers, school teachers and school students on vocational education and training (VET) in Schools programs. They discovered most schools agree that offering vocational education and training VET programs as part of the higher school certificate is a useful means of improving students' learning and success at school. VET...

This report provides important information for those who manage training institutions and are committed to making the learning environment more supportive for people with a disability. It looks at how the vocational education and training system currently allocates funds to support students with a disability, and suggests other funding models to promote their participation.

Some students, who complete a preparatory or pre-vocational course in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, re-enrol in the same 'enabling' course or at the same level of qualification in following years. Findings of this report indicate that re-enrolling in enabling courses offers positive outcomes, according to Susan Dawe. Students who re-enrol in enabling...

This paper analyses trends in 'traditional apprenticeships' (as defined within the report), compared to those in 'other' apprenticeship contracts, since 1996. It shows that growth in the apprenticeships and trainees system has mostly been outside traditional apprenticeships. The analysis concludes that traditional apprenticeships were mostly undertaken by younger males, at Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level...

The adult and community (ACE) sector and technical and futher education (TAFE) institutes provide programs for young people which re-connect them to education. In this report Johanna Wyn, Helen Stokes and Debra Tyler suggest these programs and settings are considered effective pathways for some young people who have left school early. The researchers found students...