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Download full textPocock, Barbara; Skinner, Natalie; McMahon, Catherine; Pritchard, Suzanne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This monograph is the culmination of a three-year research program undertaken by the University of South Australia's Centre for Work+Life. It considers the barriers, support and benefit of vocational education and training (VET) for workers in the low-paid occupations (that is, those earning around $17 per hour). The research considered a wide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Low Income Groups, Educational Benefits
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1998
This publication presents a consolidated national picture of activity in recreation, leisure, and personal enrichment programs in Australia. It also details highlights, key features, and characteristics of activity in personal enrichment programs in 1996. Information has been collected from two main training provider groups: adult community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Creative Activities, Cultural Activities, Enrichment Activities
Direct linkKarmel, Tom; Woods, Davinia – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
Discussion about Australia's ageing population has focused on the importance of increasing labour force participation rates of older people. This paper examines the influence of education and training on the participation of older people in the labour market, and the pay-off of undertaking education and training as an older-person compared to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Labor Market, Educational Attainment
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
In 1998, recreation, leisure, and personal enrichment education and training programs continued to play an important role in the total education and training undertaken in Australia. Depending on the state or territory, programs were delivered by community providers, technical and further education (TAFE) and other government providers, private…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Developed Nations, Educational Finance
Canadian Council on Learning, 2006
This report aims to inform Canadians on the extent to which Canada's post-secondary education sector is contributing to Canadians' social and economic objectives, its ability to respond to a fast-changing global environment, and how Canada's approach to higher education compares with other leading developed countries. Analysis of currently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Educational Objectives, Labor Force Development
Tuijnman, Albert – 2000
This 22-country survey was conducted between 1994 and 1998. Representative samples of adults aged 16-65 were interviewed and tested at home using the same literacy tests. The main purpose of the survey was to find out how well adults use information to function in society. Another aim was to investigate the factors that influence literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Benchmarking, Charts, Cross Cultural Studies
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1997
Recreation, leisure, and personal enrichment education and training programs play an important role in the total education and training undertaken in Australia. Depending on the State or Territory, personal enrichment programs are delivered by registered and unregistered community providers; technical and further education (TAFE) and other…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Enrichment, Enrichment Activities, Foreign Countries
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2009
Across OECD countries, governments are seeking policies to make education more effective while searching for additional resources to meet the increasing demand for education. The 2009 edition of "Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries' performance. It provides a rich,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teacher Salaries, Expenditure per Student, Part Time Employment
O'Connell, Philip J. – 1999
Data from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) were analyzed to compare the incidence and volume of continuing education (CE) and training among adults in the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The following were among the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Age Differences
