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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
The Australian vocational education and training (VET) system provides training across a wide range of subject areas and is delivered through a variety of training institutions and enterprises (including to apprentices and trainees). The system provides training for students of all ages and backgrounds. Students may study individual subjects or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence
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James, Asena Muganda; Simiyu, Aggrey Mukasa; Riechi, Andrew – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
A workforce that can adapt to the fast changing global dynamics is critical for sustainable growth and development. Secondary level segment in the education cycle of a Kenyan plays a key role in the development of this workforce and is important since it de-links one from elementary (primary) learning, provides a chance for one to complete the…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, School Holding Power, Case Studies
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
This publication provides data on Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) programs completed from 2010 to 2014 in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system (broadly defined as all activity delivered by government providers and government-funded activity delivered by community education and other registered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Federal Aid, Graduation Rate
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Fernández-Avilés, Gema; Pérez-Zabaleta, Amelia; Martínez-Merino, Juan-Luis – Journal of International Education Research, 2014
At present, one of the major issues and most interesting discussions within the European Higher Education Area is the rate of success in university-level study, and therefore the adaptation of today's university education system to society's requirements. Moreover, we have seen significant growth in distance education throughout recent decades, as…
Descriptors: Profiles, Open Universities, Student Characteristics, Distance Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
This publication presents information on tertiary education and training during 2010, including statistics on participation and outcomes. The definition of tertiary education and training adopted for this publication is formal study in vocational education and training (VET) and higher education, including enrolments in Australian Qualifications…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Postsecondary Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Sourcing data from the National VET Provider Collection and the Higher Education Statistics Collection, this publication provides a summary of participation in tertiary education and training in Australia. It covers participation in Australian Qualifications Framework certificate I qualifications through to doctorates by research, as well as…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, School Statistics
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McFarland, Joel; Hussar, Bill; Wang, Xiaolei; Zhang, Jijun; Wang, Ke; Rathbun, Amy; Barmer, Amy; Cataldi, Emily Forrest; Mann, Farrah Bullock – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
"The Condition of Education 2018" is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. This report contains indicators on the state of education in the United States, from prekindergarten through…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Kindergarten
Universities UK, 2010
This paper presents facts and figures of the international higher education. Facts reveal that the UK sells more brainpower per capita than anywhere else in the world. The UK has 1% of the world's population but undertakes 5% of the world's scientific research and produces 14% of the world's most highly cited papers (Universities UK 2010). More…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Campuses, Student Mobility