getting to know ncver october vet skills tasmania hobart, 18 th october, 2011 josie misko
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Getting to know NCVER
October VET
Skills Tasmania
Hobart, 18th October, 2011
Josie Misko
• Overview of NCVER
resources
• Where to find them on the
NCVER websites
• Questions
• VOCSTATS
NCVER administrative collections
Apprentices
and Trainees
VET Provider
collection
VET in
Schools
VET financial
information
Student
Outcomes
Employers’
Use
and Views of
VETApprentice
and Trainee
Destinations
NCVER surveys
Outcomes
from the
Productivity
Places
ProgramLongitudinal
Surveys of
Australian
Youth (LSAY)
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Great general
overview
Release Dates of Statistics
QUARTERLYApprentices and traineesMarch quarterReleased September of same year
June quarterReleased December of same year
September quarterReleased March of following year
December quarterReleased June of following year
Early trend estimatesReleased three months prior to the above quarterly releases
ANNUALApprentices and traineesReleased August of following year
Students and coursesReleased July of following year
Student Outcomes SurveyReleased December each year
VET financeReleased September of following year
VET in SchoolsReleased December of following year
BIENNIALSurvey of Employer Use and Views of the VET SystemReleased December every second year
AD-HOCApprentice and trainee destinationsReleased November 2008 & 2010
Student intention surveyTo be released October 2011
Helping You to Use StatisticsTOOLSSummary reports*All major statistical collection releases feature a basic summary of key data. Available in pdf and MSWord format.
Data help hotline*[email protected][email protected]@ncver.edu.auSpecific data from NCVER’s various collections and surveys can be requested by email.
Excel spreadsheets**Each major data collection provides data selected for each state and territory in MSExcel format.
Datacubes***Create your own data tables from the various VET data collections NCVER Manages by using a datacube. Free viewer software is available on our website.
VOCSTATS****www.ncver.edu.au/resources/vocstats/intro.htmlFor the more experienced data user, VOCSTATS allows users to construct their own data tables, using an interactive web interface which can be exported in a variety of formats.
Confidentialised Unit Record Files (CURFs)*****Data from a number of NCVER collections and surveys are also available in confidentialised unit record files on application and on signing an undertaking. For more information, email the appropriate Data help hotline listed above.
Level of knowledge required: * Novice; ***** Expert
Helping You to Use StatisticsSTATISTICAL RESOURCES
Atlas of Australian public VET**www.ncver.edu.au/resources/atlas.htmlAn interactive tool offering quick access to data from NCVER’s statistical collections across regions and comparing the relevant state/territory with national data.Historical data**www.ncver.edu.au/statistic/21080.htmlThese time series tables present a summary of training activity in VET in Australia since 1981 and activity in apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia since 1963. Tables are in MSExcel format.VET graduate outcomes, salaries and jobs**www.ncver.edu.au/resources/sos_onlin.ehtmlAn interactive tool providing information on job, salary and further study outcomes gained from VET using data from the Student Outcomes survey. It is designed to assist career counsellors and parents to help young people decide their future training options.
Young people***www.lsay.edu.au/cohort/introduction.htmlData from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth are available for users to explore through a series of easy-to-use tables on a range of education, employment and social indicators.
Indigenous people and VET**www.ncver.edu.au/statistics/publications/2156.htmlThis resource, in MSExcel and datacubes, extracts data across all NCVER statistical collections about the VET activity and outcomes of Indigenous people.People with a disability and VET**www.ncver.edu.au/statistic/publications/2157.htmlThis resource , in MS Excel and data cubes, extracts data across all NCVER statistical collections about the VET activity and outcomes of people with a disability.VET students by industry***www.ncver.edu.au/resources/vsi.htmlAn interactive tool enabling users to select an industry from different classification schemes and access statistics for training in that industry. Tables can be saved in MSExcel format.
Level of knowledge required: * Novice; ***** Expert
Young peoplewww.lsay.edu.auThe website for the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) brings together all the research from a national program tracking over 35 000 young people from their mid-teens to their mid-20’s as they move from school to post-school destinations.
Research
HOW TO ACCESS RESEARCH
Published researchwww.ncver.edu.au/publications/search. htmlNCVER’s online catalogue offersaccess to our extensive list ofpublished resources. All publishedwork can be downloaded free ofcharge and selected work can bepurchased in hard copy.
Research in progresswww.ncver.edu.au/workinprogress/project_search.htmlAccess information about researchin progress, including inhouse andmanaged research.
VOCED research databasewww.voced.edu.auVOCED is an international onlineresearch database for technical andvocational education and training.It contains over 40 000 high qualityabstracts, many with links to full-text publications.
SPECIAL RESEARCH TOPICS
Adult literacywww.adultliteracyresource.edu.auThis resource brings together the key research messages from NCVER’s Adult Literacy Research Program.
Indigenous people and VETwww.indigenousvet.edu.auThis resource includes all NCVER published work about Indigenous people’s participation in and outcomes from VET.
People with a disabilitywww.disabilityandvet.edu.auA resource that brings together all NCVER published work about the engagement of people with a disability in VET and their outcomes.
Research
Grants for researcherswww.ncver.edu.au/research/funding.htmlThe National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation (NVETRE) Program commissions research on a competitive basis, with funding rounds advertised at leastonce a year.
Research helpwww.ncver.edu.au/research/information. htmlHelp is available for researchers who are undertaking research funded through the NVETRE Program. This includes an author’s guide and information about quality assurance.
NCVER conducts and manages research into Australia’s VET sector:See www.ncver.edu.au/research/index.html
Researcher developmentwww.ncver.edu.au/research/opportunities.htmlNCVER offers a range of programs designed to build researcher capacity in VET.
Fact sheets
provide
information
about using
NCVER
information
Covers
administrative
data sets
Covers surveys
and research
Let’s have a look at
the NCVER website
Questions?
Getting to know NCVER & VOCSTATS
CONTACT INFORMATIONNational Centre for Vocational Education Research LtdLevel 11, 33 King William StreetAdelaide, South AustraliaPO Box 8288, Station arcadeSouth Australia 5000 AustraliaTelephone +61 8 8230 8400Facsimile +61 8 8212 [email protected]/NCVER