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ACER UPDATE CEET to hold 12th annual National Conference The Centre for the Economics of Education & Training, a joint structure between ACER and Monash University, will hold its 12th National Conference on Friday 31 October 2008. The theme will be ‘The expansion of education and training: Ensuring relevance, quality and inclusion.' The conference will be held at Ascot House, 50 Fenton St, Ascot Vale, Melbourne. Speakers will include Tom Karmel, Peter Noonan, Chandra Shah, Gerald Burke, Phillip McKenzie, Fran Ferrier, Sue North, Rob Fearnside and Jack Keating. Further details are available from the CEET website Assessment and reporting of employability skills The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard released a report by ACER that addresses the assessment and reporting of employability skills of senior secondary students on 17 October. The Study into the Assessment and Reporting of Employability Skills of Senior Secondary Students, was undertaken between July 2007 and January 2008. The main task in this project was to evaluate options for assessing and reporting each of eight employability skills against five criteria, and to recommend a preferred approach. The report, by Gabrielle Matters and David Curtis, is available from the DEEWR website. Why not the Best Schools? Why not the best schools? What we have learned from outstanding schools around the world, by Brian Caldwell and Jessica Harris will be launched by Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne, on 30 October. Why not the Best Schools? offers a ten-point, ten-year plan for an education revolution that will result in the transformation of Australia's schools. The book draws on a five-year study culminating in the International Project to Frame the Transformation of Schools conducted in Australia, China, England, Finland, the United States and Wales. There are 6 Case Study books, sold separately and. They are available online from ACER Press « Back to eNews
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CEET to hold 12th annual National Conference

The Centre for the Economics of Education & Training, a joint structure between ACER and Monash University, will hold its 12th National Conference on Friday 31 October 2008. The theme will be ‘The expansion of education and training: Ensuring relevance, quality and inclusion.' The conference will be held at Ascot House, 50 Fenton St, Ascot Vale, Melbourne.

Speakers will include Tom Karmel, Peter Noonan, Chandra Shah, Gerald Burke, Phillip McKenzie, Fran Ferrier, Sue North, Rob Fearnside and Jack Keating. Further details are available from the CEET website

Assessment and reporting of employability skills

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard released a report by ACER that addresses the assessment and reporting of employability skills of senior secondary students on 17 October. The Study into the Assessment and Reporting of Employability Skills of Senior Secondary Students, was undertaken between July 2007 and January 2008. The main task in this project was to evaluate options for assessing and reporting each of eight employability skills against five criteria, and to recommend a preferred approach. The report, by Gabrielle Matters and David Curtis, is available from the DEEWR website.

Why not the Best Schools?

Why not the best schools? What we have learned from outstanding schools around the world, by Brian Caldwell and Jessica Harris will be launched by Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne, on 30 October.

Why not the Best Schools? offers a ten-point, ten-year plan for an education revolution that will result in the transformation of Australia's schools. The book draws on a five-year study culminating in the International Project to Frame the Transformation of Schools conducted in Australia, China, England, Finland, the United States and Wales. There are 6 Case Study books, sold separately and. They are available online from ACER Press

ACER UPDATE

CEET to hold 12th annual National Conference

Assessment and reporting of employability skills

Why not the Best Schools?