Vocational, adult and professional education research
ACER undertakes a broad range of research and program consultancies in youth and adult education, vocational and workforce education contexts in Australia and globally for institutions, industry, governments and a wide range of stakeholders. Our research in vocational, adult and workplace education addresses core skills, adult language, literacy and numeracy, careers and vocational interest assessments, curriculum and standards development, quality and bench-marking services, teaching and learning consultancies, policy and program evaluation, surveys on pathways and transitions, psychometric and statistical analysis, and selection testing.
Key research underpins the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) on behalf of the OECD.
Submissions from 2010
The On Track Survey 2009 : The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria. Statewide report, Sheldon Rothman, Justin Brown, Kylie Hillman, Gary Marks, and Phillip McKenzie
Against the odds: Influences on the post-school success of 'low performers', Sue Thomson and Kylie Hillman
Submissions from 2009
The On Track Survey 2008: The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria, Sheldon Rothman, Kylie Hillman, Phillip McKenzie, and Gary Marks
Submissions from 2008
The Intersection of Vocational Interests with Employment and Course Enrolments, Jim Athanasou
Participation in VET in Schools, Hamish Coates and Sheldon Rothman
VET Pathways taken by School Leavers, David D. Curtis
Education and the law : employment contracts : mutual trust and confidence, C Hudson and J Cooney
Helping hand : professional learning, T MacKenzie
Review of the Examination Processes for Membership and Fellowship of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists, Gabrielle Matters
Participation in Vocational Education and Training to age 24, Sheldon Rothman and Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Submissions from 2007
Australian Young People : Their Stories, Their Families And Post School Plans, Jennifer Bryce, Michelle Anderson, Tracey Frigo, and Phillip McKenzie
Engaging Learners in Higher and Vocational Education, Hamish Coates
Australian Young People, their families and postschool plans : a research review, Tracey Frigo, Jennifer Bryce, Michelle Anderson, and Phillip McKenzie
Submissions from 2006
VET experiences: What the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth tell us, John Ainley, David D. Curtis, Sheldon Rothman, and Phillip McKenzie
Variations in VET provision across Australian schools and their effects on student outcomes, Stephen Lamb and Margaret Vickers
Submissions from 2005
Non-apprenticeship VET courses : participation, persistence and subsequent pathways., Julie McMillan, Sheldon Rothman, and Nicole Wernert
Submissions from 2004
Post-School Plans : Aspirations, Expectations And Implementation : A Report Prepared For The Smith Family, Adrian Beavis, Martin Murphy, Jennifer Bryce, and Matthew Corrigan
Submissions from 2003
Dynamics of the Australian youth labour market : the 1975 cohort, 1996-2000, Gary Marks, Kylie Hillman, and Adrian Beavis
Submissions from 2002
Vocational education and training : participation, achievement and pathways., Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Employability skills for Australian industry: Literature review and framework development, David C. Curtis and Phillip McKenzie
Becoming an adult : leaving home, relationships and home ownership among Australian youth, Kylie Hillman and Gary Marks
Building a national vocational education and training system, Robin Ryan
Submissions from 2001
Participation and achievement in VET of non-completers of school, Katrina Ball and Stephen Lamb
Developing effective learning programs for adults, Rosemary Cafarella
Does VET in Schools Make a Difference to Post-School Pathways?, Sue Fullarton
VET in schools : participation and pathways, Sue Fullarton
Submissions from 2000
Using longitudinal data for research on VET, Phillip McKenzie
Submissions from 1990
Competency based assessment in the professions, Geoff N. Masters and Doug McCurry
Submissions from 1945
The school leaving age, Elwyn A. Morey
Submissions from 1944
Adult education in post-war Australia, Colin Robert Badger
From school to work : a plea for vocational guidance., W.M O'Neil
Submissions from 1943
Education for some..., John A. La Nauze