Career Moves - Longitudinal Survey of Destination, Pathways and Satisfaction of 2005 Government School HSC Students in NSW
This study was undertaken to determine the value to students of vocational education and training (VET) in schools programs in New South Wales, given that the number of students undertaking VET subjects as part of their Higher School Certificate (HSC) has increased dramatically in recent years. In 2005, 52,484 NSW students in Years 11 and 12 enrolled in one or more HSC VET subjects, representing over 34 per cent of the total number of students. Of these, more than 38,000 students were from government schools, which means that slightly more than four in every ten senior government school students enrolled in at least one HSC VET subject in 2005.
The study seeks to add to our understanding of how NSW VET in schools programs have benefited students over the longer term, by tracking their pathways over the two years following completion of their HSC. It does so by means of a re-contact of VET and non-VET HSC completers from the 2005 HSC cohort, who were first surveyed in 2006 and then re-contacted in October/November 2007.
This longitudinal study is based on two samples of 2,401 students each (VET and non-VET graduates) from the 2005 HSC government school cohort, matched by gender, prior academic achievement, school attended in 2005 and geographical location of the school, in order to allow statistically valid comparisons between the two groups.
This study provides detailed destinations data of the 2005 HSC cohort (comprising labour market outcomes and study destinations), which allows for an analysis of the pathways taken by VET and non-VET graduates to education, training and work, two years after completing school. It also provides information on school completers’ views of their HSC program, and their experience of work placement programs, with a particular focus on the views of VET in schools graduates.
Read the report here (Adobe pdf).
Skills Centres Achievements Paper
The NSW government is strongly committed to creating training opportunities
and overcoming skills shortages. The effort to promote skill formation in NSW is
multi-faceted, and includes not only wide-scale training activities in TAFE, and
also in schools and other training providers.
The Skills Centre Program is cooperatively managed by the Commonwealth and
NSW government to add to the menu of training opportunities and choices in
NSW. This program supports innovative training solutions at an industry, school and
indigenous community level, and reaches into areas in the state that have
previously had limited training choices.
Read the report here (Adobe pdf).
2006-2007 BVET Annual Report
The 2006-2007 BVET Annual Report can be downloaded here (Adobe pdf).
VET in Schools - Tomorrow's Workforce
The Destination and Satisfaction Survey of 2005 HSC VET students in New South Wales has now been released. A copy of the report can be downloaded here (pdf).
The study was undertaken to determine the value to students of vocational
education and training (VET) in schools programs in New South Wales, given
that the number of students undertaking VET subjects as part of their Higher
School Certificate (HSC) has increased dramatically in recent years. A total of
52,484 NSW students in Years 11 and 12 enrolled in one or more HSC VET
subjects in 2005, representing over 34 per cent of the total number of students.
Of these, more than 38,000 students were from government schools, which
means that slightly more than four in every ten senior government school
students enrolled in at least one HSC VET subject in 2005.
BVET Skills for Sustainability Report
In recent months climate change has occupied the headlines. It can be easy to forget this was not always such a high-profile issue.
A couple of years ago the NSW Board of Vocational Education and Training had the foresight to recognise that the skills policy response to climate change would become a pressing issue. Back in January 2005 the Board commissioned research to investigate skills for sustainable business development in NSW.
The Skills for Sustainability work is consistent with BVET’s longstanding interest in innovative projects that have had a significant impact on skills policy and programs within NSW.
A copy of the report can be downloaded here (pdf file).
For further information about this report please contact Leslie Loble, Deputy Director-General, Strategic Planning and Regulation, NSW Department of Education and Training
(Tel: 02 9561 8148 Email: leslie.loble@det.nsw.edu.au ).
