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OECD Publishing, 2023
This "Spotlight" presents data and analysis on vocational education and training (VET) from Education at a Glance 2023. VET is a key component of most education systems in OECD countries. About one in three 25-34 year-olds have a vocational qualification as their highest level achieved, whether at upper secondary, post-secondary…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Equal Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2018
The Australian education and training system offers a range of education options for young people. This publication provides a summary of statistics relating to young people aged 15 to 19 years who participated in education and training during 2017. Information on participation is presented for school students, VET in Schools students, higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2018
The Australian education and training system offers a range of options for young people. This publication provides a summary of the statistics relating to young people aged 15 to 19 years who participated in education and training during 2016. Information on participation is presented for school students, VET in Schools students, higher education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, National Surveys, Student Characteristics
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
The Australian education and training system offers a range of options for young people. This publication provides a summary of the statistics relating to young people aged 15 to 19 years who participated in an education and training activity during 2015. The report notes as of August 2015 there were 1.5 million young Australians were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, National Surveys, Student Characteristics
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Kohler, Michelle – Babel, 2013
The decision by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) to develop language-specific curricula marks an important shift for the teaching and learning of languages in Australia. This decision brings with it a number of important considerations in developing language-specific curricula. It is necessary, for example, to…
Descriptors: Indonesian, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Development
Larsson, Yvonne – 1985
Learning, motivational, creative, and leadership characteristics of very able pupils are listed prior to a discussion of aspects of programs available for gifted children in Australia, where the education of the gifted has not developed as an area of specialization within education. Early in the discussion, specific attention is given to research…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Creativity, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Miklos, E. – 1979
A comparative analysis of preparatory programs for educational administrators in Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand is presented in this paper. The purposes of the paper are to describe similarities and differences in educational administration programs, to compare selected characteristics of programs in these countries with programs in…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Stanford, B. K.; And Others – 1980
Distance education--adult independent study by correspondence--is provided in South Australia by the Open College of Further Education. The Open College provides mainly postsecondary continuing vocational education and technical training, often leading to certificates or diplomas. In addition, the Open College has links with institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Curriculum
Barnett, Kate; Wilson, Sara – 1994
The following providers of adult community education (ACE) in Australia were examined in case studies: Trott Park Neighbourhood Centre, a neighborhood house with a small ACE program for residents of the Adelaide outer metropolitan area; Workers' Educational Association of South Australia, Incorporated, which provides a large statewide adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Centers