ACER eNews
Qualifications and future labour market in Australia
A person’s educational qualifications provide essential labour market information to employers in filling vacancies and help individuals in the development of career paths. They also provide a measure of the output of Australia’s training system.
Chandra Shah and Gerald Burke from the Monash University-ACER Centre
for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) presented a paper
at CEET’s annual conference on 3 November on the future supply
of, and requirements for, vocational education and training (VET) qualifications
in Australia.
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Effective teaching practices
Much of what is commonly claimed as ‘effective teaching practice’ and
implemented during the early and middle years of schooling in Australian
schools, for either mainstream students or for those experiencing learning
difficulties, is not grounded in findings from evidence-based research
according to a recent presentation delivered by Dr Ken Rowe.
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ACER UPDATE
Evaluation of the Teacher of Exemplary Practice program
ACER’s Teaching and Leadership research program has been contracted to evaluate the effectiveness of the Northern Territory’s Department of Employment, Education and Training’s (DEET) ‘Teacher of Exemplary Practice’ (TEP) program. This is a scheme under which teachers who are able to demonstrate superior teaching skills are rewarded. The evaluation will consider the effectiveness of the current schemes for selecting TEPs in terms of rewarding individual teachers and supporting DEET’s delivery of key programs.
ACER Corporate profile updated
A newly updated ACER Corporate profile brochure is now available both online and in print form. Download Corporate Profile
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