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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2023
This publication presents information on employers' use and views of the vocational education and training (VET) system. The findings relate to the various ways in which Australian employers use accredited and unaccredited training to meet their skill needs and their satisfaction with the training. Australian employers can engage with accredited…
Descriptors: Employers, Employer Attitudes, Vocational Education, Job Training
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2015
To commemorate International Women's Day on March 8, 2015, GMAC prepared this Data-to-Go brief as a summary of current GMAT test taker and research data about women in the business school pipeline. Findings in this Data-to-Go report are derived from several sources of GMAT test taker data and GMAC surveys conducted in 2014 and 2015. In testing…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Graduate Students, Business Administration Education, Student Surveys
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
This pocket guide presents statistics about: (1) the public vocational education and training (VET) system, which includes activity undertaken at technical and further education (TAFE) institutes, other government providers, community education providers and publicly funded delivery by private providers; (2) apprentices and trainees, who are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Community Education, Vocational Education
Bridgeland, John; Milano, Jessica; Rosenblum, Elyse – Civic Enterprises, 2011
While access to higher education has expanded significantly in the United States over the last century, a new crisis has emerged: disturbing numbers of students who enroll in post-secondary education are failing to complete their degrees with huge consequences to them, society, and the economy. Today, more than 70 percent of high school graduates…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Presidents, Achievement Gap, Skill Analysis
Pidd, Ken; Carne, Amanda; Roche, Ann – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This document was produced by the authors, based on their research for the report "The Role of VET in Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Development", and is an added resource for further information. "The Role of VET in Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Development" uncovers concerns managers have around the training content,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Vocational Education, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007
This report on the nexus between postsecondary education and workforce development discusses the question of how California's colleges and universities address the state's need for a highly educated and skilled workforce. It includes a detailed review of the systems and their roles, and considers issues regarding how those roles are being carried…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Labor Force Development, Educational Objectives, Institutional Mission
Heldrich, John J. – New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, 2005
In the Survey of New Jersey Employers to Assess the Ability of Higher Education Institutions to Prepare Students for Employment, over 400 New Jersey's employers express their views on the purpose of higher education, how well the state's colleges and universities are preparing students for work and what changes can be made to improve that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Job Applicants, Education Work Relationship, Employment
Beaman, Richard H.; Schaefer, Roberta R. – 2002
This report examines the performance of the Worcester Public Schools, Massachusetts, highlighting the areas in which Worcester is succeeding and where it needs improvement. Indicators presented in the report were developed in collaboration with representatives of a wide variety of organizations, as well as public officials. The report provides…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Dropout Rate, Elementary Secondary Education
Knight, Brian – 2000
This publication provides a detailed description of Australia's vocational education and training system (VET), including key facts and figures. The eight sections of the report cover the following topics: (1) introduction to Australia; (2) overview of the education and training system; (3) overview of the vocational education and training system;…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Certification, Competency Based Education, Continuing Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
The 2001 Australian national Survey of Employer Views on Vocational Education and Training (VET) was similar to earlier studies but included more questions about employers' views about recent VET graduate employees. The survey was a sample survey and provides estimates of the results that would be found had all employers in Australia been…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
This report is a summary update of a more extensive report on the participation of women in the Australian public VET (vocational and technical education) sector in 2000. Data were obtained from publicly-funded training providers, including TAFE (Technical and Further Education) institutions and some schools and universities, registered community…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Graduates, Developed Nations, Employer Attitudes
Workforce Economics, 2001
Community colleges are becoming key partners in developing and improving present and future work forces. The number of business-community college partnerships is growing. Most community colleges are developing very results-oriented programs and partnerships that provide local businesses with workers trained in the skills that those businesses need…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, College Role, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness
Employment Policies Inst., Washington, DC. – 2000
In the past few years, union activists and some policymakers have increasingly portrayed part-time work as problematic for a worker. According to statistics compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the part-time "problem" is more rhetoric than reality. Only 17% of U.S. workers are classified as part-time. Of those 17%, 15% are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Demography, Educational Attainment
Phan, Oanh – 1999
This publication provides a detailed description of Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system in the context of Australians living in rural and remote regions who undertook some form of VET in 1997--about one-third of all students who participated in training in public institutions. The nine sections of the report cover the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Certification, Competency Based Education
Lorain County Community Coll., Elyria, OH. Joint Center for Policy Research. – 2001
This document is intended to inform and advise the development and operation of campuswide information technology (IT) education and training programs at two-year colleges belonging to the EnterpriseOhio Network (EON). The report is based on information from the following sources: a comprehensive national literature review; an environmental scan…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Basic Skills