Pandemic impacts students’ employment outcomes
Latest NCVER research shows the COVID-19 pandemic had a wide impact on the employment outcomes for students who had completed a VET qualification in 2019.
VET Student Outcomes 2020: impact of COVID-19 on domestic students examines how students who completed a VET qualification in 2019 were impacted by the pandemic in terms of employment outcomes at the end of May 2020.
The report, which uses data collected in mid-2020 from the National Student Outcomes Survey, shows 71.6% of domestic qualification completers were employed at the end of May 2020, a decline of 5 percentage points from the previous year.
To learn more, view the report on our Portal.
VET approaches to youth unemployment
Vocational pathways in school, work-based training and career guidance are critical to youth employability, especially for disadvantaged young people, according to a new NCVER report.
By examining responses to past economic downturns and recessions, latest research highlights what the VET sector can contribute to protect young people from long-term unemployment and under-employment during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The opportunity VET offers to Australia’s youth can only reach those who most need it when VET is adequately resourced to offer programs in tandem with holistic social services and industry support.
Read the report: What VET can offer to COVID-19 youth unemployment recovery
NEW PODCAST: VET's role in youth unemployment recovery
The impact of COVID-19 on the population in general was profound in terms of employment, and disproportionately affected young people.
In this episode, Steve Davis talks to Kira Clarke (Brotherhood of St Laurence), and NCVER's Jo Waugh and Managing Director Simon Walker about the role the VET sector can and should play in youth unemployment recovery.
Vocational Voices S6e02: VET's role in youth unemployment recovery
Publication: What VET can offer to COVID-19 youth unemployment recovery
Latest NCVER data at your fingertips
During this 40-minute webinar, NCVER's Martin Smolka and Nicole O’Malley will showcase the broad range of data products accessible from NCVER's Portal, and demonstrate how to access data using NCVER’s reports and data visualisation tools.
Register now, it's free!
Date: Thursday 3 June 2021, 1.30pm - 2.10pm ACST
Further information and to register
Only 7 weeks left until #NoFrills2021
Back by popular demand, we are hosting three Featured speakers sessions and following each with a lively Q&A Talk Show, facilitated by broadcast journalist and NCVER Vocational Voices host, Steve Davis.
- Hear Megan Lilly and John Buchanan discuss future-focused education and training delivery and what education can and can't do.
- Kaye Bowman, Victor Callan and Michael Hartman talk about understanding employers' training choices and a vision for skilling Australia.
- Well-known researchers Martha Kinsman and Stephen Billet re-imagine competence in a post-COVID world and investigate work-life learning and transitions.
As an extra bonus, presentations will be available ‘on demand’ for a month after the conference.
2021-22 budgets: Commonwealth and Northern Territory
Both the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments handed down their 2021-22 budgets this month.
Information from the budgets of relevance to the VET sector are summarised in the VET Knowledge Bank:
National Careers Week 2021
Celebrate National Careers Week by taking a journey through VOCEDplus.
Start with the Pod Network for themed curations of recent research and resources. Take a look at the Career development and transitions and Pathways Pods and the 21st century skills and VET for secondary students Podlets.
Next stop is Focus on. Here you will find an exploration of topical issues such as:
- The graduate outcomes of millennials and how prepared they are for the world of work
- VET for secondary students programs which can lead to accredited VET qualifications and provide pathways to further study or employment.
Finally, explore the wealth of career-related research in the VOCEDplus database. One option is to use the Browse by subject and retrieve all items under Career development. Or create individualised searches based on your specific areas of interest. You might want to use the following search terms: aspirations; career choice; career goal; career guidance; career planning; lifelong learning; pathways; professional development; transition from education and training to employment.
Join NCVER on Twitter each day this week as we highlight NCVER reports that explore and shed light on this important week's objectives.
Library and Information Week 2021: 17-23 May 2021
Did you know that VOCEDplus is produced by a team of NCVER librarians?
The team also provides document delivery and reference and research services to the VET community. Take a look at Our Services page for more information.
The importance of digital skills
The AISC's National Skills Overview shows the current explosion in new technologies is reinventing the way businesses are run. This has significant implications for the workforce, which needs to evolve and be agile to keep up with this technological expansion. As a result, Digital skills are becoming increasingly important and a priority for many industries.
These digital skills include coding and programming, exploring the world of cloud computing and the Internet of Things, and developing and using robotic and automation technologies.
Learn more: visit the National Skills Overview and our Portal for more information, or follow #NIIR2021 on Twitter for highlights.
Coming soon: our latest data and research
Stay tuned for the following NCVER releases over the coming weeks:
- Research: Vocational qualification development: lessons from overseas
- Research: An analysis of micro-credentials in VET
- Podcast: Vocational Voices S6e03 'The role of micro-credentials in VET'
Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates, or subscribe for new release alerts.
NCVER out and about
Conference: 2021 QCEC VET in Schools – Skills and Qualifications Forum
20 May 2021, online conference
Presenter: NCVER's Gitta Siekmann will present Industry’s role in VET governance: an international comparison.
Registration: QCEC event website
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.
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