The 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills' was held from 10 to 12 July 2013. Co-hosted by NCVER and Sunshine Coast TAFE, this conference provided an opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the vocational education and training (VET) sector to present, discuss and share information about the key issues confronting the sector. A selection of presenters was also invited to submit papers on their research topic for peer review. These papers constitute this publication. Published abstract. The contents are: 'Introduction'; 'Are mid-level... [+] Show more
The 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills' was held from 10 to 12 July 2013. Co-hosted by NCVER and Sunshine Coast TAFE, this conference provided an opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the vocational education and training (VET) sector to present, discuss and share information about the key issues confronting the sector. A selection of presenters was also invited to submit papers on their research topic for peer review. These papers constitute this publication.
Published abstract.
The contents are: 'Introduction'; 'Are mid-level qualifications effective?: an analysis of employment, study and skills outcomes' by Nick Fredman; 'VET qualifications and the employment outcomes of early school leavers' by Jenny Chesters; 'Workplace change and skill needs: workers' perceptions' by Darryl Dymock and Mark Tyler; 'Language, literacy and numeracy and vocational education collaboration: enablers and barriers' by Ruth Walker; 'Implications for learning and teaching in higher education delivered by private providers and TAFE and the role of university partners' by Lorraine Bennett, Mahsood Shah and Chenicheri Sid Nair; 'The effect of a mentoring program on Indigenous apprenticeship completion in Queensland' by Bernard Trendle; 'Collaborative approaches to achieving Aboriginal vocational education and employment outcomes in remote South Australia' by Ian Hodgson, Marg Mibus and Amanda Tulloch-Hoskins; 'Intergenerational mobility: new evidence from [Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth] LSAY data' by Gerry Redmond, Melissa Wong, Bruce Bradbury and Ilan Katz; and '[Massive open online courses] MOOCs in vocational education and training and higher education' by Jamie Murphy, Alan Williams and Amy Lennox.
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