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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published December 2006 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Qualifications and future labour market in Australia Effective teaching practices ACER UPDATE 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. Continue reading » 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. Continue reading » 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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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published December 2006
3134 subscribers
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In this issue:

Qualifications and future labour market in Australia
Effective teaching practices
ACER UPDATE

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.

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.

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

All rights reserved. Except under the conditions described in the Copyright Act 1968 of Australia and subsequent amendments, no part of this electronic publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without written permission. Please address any requests to reproduce information to communications@acer.edu.au

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Fax: + 61 3 9277 5500
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