Tuesday, April 20, 2021

#504: Spotlight on surveys, #NoFrills2021 keynotes announced and more

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Edition #504 | 21 April 2021

Spotlight on surveys

Australian employers are being contacted to find out how they train their staff, and how effective this training is at meeting their skill needs. The Survey of Employers’ Use and Views of the VET System runs every 2 years and interviews around 9,000 employers each survey.
Survey results will be released in October 2021.

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RTOs across the country are being asked to support a new survey of current VET students’ training experiences. The new VET Student Experience Survey, developed jointly by ASQA, the Department of Education, Skills and Employment and NCVER, will seek the views of around 40,000 students undertaking training across more than 500 RTOs. The information captured will complement the annual National Student Outcomes Survey findings.
Selected RTOs will be contacted from April 2021 and are encouraged to help facilitate this new student survey.

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Latest data from the National Student Outcomes Survey, Australia’s largest survey of VET students, is available. Close to one million students who finished nationally recognised training in Australia in 2019 were asked about their satisfaction with training, employment, and further study outcomes, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected them.
RTOs, visit our Portal to view the eligibility requirements and details on how to access your free individual report.

The 2021 National Student Outcomes Survey will open in June 2021 for students who completed a VET qualification, program or subject during 2020.

Introducing #NoFrills2021 keynotes

Join NCVER this July for the 30th National VET Research Conference 'No Frills' as we explore the theme Past informing the future.

We're thrilled to announce our keynote speakers, and what a line-up it is!

International guest Dr Borhene Chakroun is Director of the Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems Division at UNESCO-HQ. Drawing on current UNESCO work, Borhene will present Reading the past, writing the future: skills for recovery and reimagining work and life.

Dr Liz Allen is a demographer and social researcher, teaching research methods and researching population dynamics at the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods. Liz was named among the inaugural ABC Top 5 Humanities and Social Sciences academics in Australia in 2018.

National Skills Commissioner Mr Adam Boyton will provide an update on the labour market and future skill needs.

Conference registration is also now open. Visit the NCVER Portal to view our biggest program ever and register now!

Adaptability and learning skills

The recently updated National Skills Overview provides an analysis of industry skills needs along with the factors and trends affecting skill demand at a national level. The top priority generic skill identified in IRC Skills Forecasts is Adaptability and learning skills.

The three main adaptability related skills, which were identified most frequently by industry were:

Emotional intelligence
Resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility
Self-management.

When considering internet job advertisements, adaptability skills were most frequently requested in managerial and professional positions, and least often for labourers, machinery operators and drivers. Many of these advertisements sought out employees who could cope with or lead change, as well as those with an ability to learn quickly on the job.

Learn more: visit the National Skills Overview and our Portal for more information, or follow #NIIR2021 on Twitter for highlights.

Governance and funding

The Governance and funding section of the VET Knowledge Bank contains information about who is responsible for governing and regulating the VET sector and includes relevant highlights from Commonwealth and state and territory budgets.

It also has historical information such as the former COAG Ministerial Councils (from MINCO to CISC) and their committees and advisory bodies, presented as a timeline.

Updated recently:

Coming soon: our latest data and research

Stay tuned for the following NCVER releases over the coming weeks:

Statistics: International onshore VET qualification completer outcomes 2020
Research: Industry’s role in VET governance: using international insights to inform new practices

NCVER presents

Conference: AVETRA 21 virtual conference
19-23 April 2021, online conference
Presenter: Tracy Gamlin will present VOCEDplus: building confidence and skill for practitioners through resource discovery; Phil Loveder will chair the panel session Research themes & priorities in education & VET with NCVER's Joy de Leo as one of the participants. Phil will also be part of the Plenary session on the last day.
Program and registration: NCVER Portal

Conference: Bridging Asia-Pacific and Europe: New Qualifications and Competencies in TVET
27-28 April 2021, online conference
Presenter: Phil Loveder will chair a special panel on the Identification of New Qualifications and Competencies in VET

NCVER conference: 30th National VET Research Conference 'No Frills'
7-9 July 2021, online conference
Program and registration: NCVER Portal

Visit our VET Calendar for more events.