Research topic: Education/training

Research in this area focusses on the participation in education and training in isolation and on the effect that completion of participation in education and training has on employment outcomes.

Projects commenced in 2013

• Outcomes of Jobs Education Training (JET) Child Care Fee Assistance Recipients Position Description
• Outcomes from Incentivising Education among Early School Leavers Position Description
• Is there a VET Completion Gap for Students from Disadvantaged Groups and, if so, Why? Position Description

Projects commenced in 2012

• Does VET in Schools Help or Hinder Access to Higher Education? Project Description
• Early Impacts of the Victorian VET Reforms on Enrolments and Graduate Outcomes? Project Description
• Graduate Employment Outcomes for International Students Project Description
• Early Impacts on Course Choice and Completion of Moving to Student Demand-driven VET in Victoria Project Description
• The Outcomes of Early School Leaving for Disadvantaged Students: The Role of Non-cognitive Skills Project Description

Projects commenced in 2011

• The Effects of Schools in Retaining Disadvantaged Youth in Education Final Report
• The Role of VET-in-Schools in School Completion and Post School Outcomes Final Report
• How does "Poor" Middle-years Experience Impact on Youth Outcomes? Final Report
• Educating Oneself Out of Social Exclusion Final Report
• Studying Beyond Age 25: Who does it and What do they Gain? Final Report
• Work-related Training, Non-standard Jobs and Socio-economic Disadvantage Project Description

Projects commenced in 2010

• The Effects of Childcare on Child Development Final Report
• Second Chance Education: Re-engagement in Education of Early School Leavers Final Report and Working Paper
• The Effect of VET Completion on the Wages of Young People Final Report
• To Gain, Retain and Retrain: the Role of Post-school Education for People with a Disability Final Report

Projects commenced in 2009

• The Role of VET in Preventing the Scarring Effect of Youth Joblessness Final Report
• Measuring the Quality of Vocational Education and Training using the Student Outcomes Survey Final Report
• Outcomes from Combining Work and Tertiary Study Final Report
• Impact of Education and Training on Income Support Recipients Final Report
• The Re-engagement in Education of Early School Leavers Final Report

Projects commenced in 2008

• The education and employment outcomes of youth in school-to-work transition Final Report
• Analysis of Private Returns to VET Final Report and Working Paper
• The Incidence and Wage Effects of Overskilling among Employed VET Graduates Report
• Labour Market Dynamics: The Role of VET Report
• The Role of Education in Labour Market Outcomes of People with Disabilities Report

Projects commenced in 2007

• Human Capital and the Patterns of Employment and Welfare Receipt Final Report

Projects commenced in 2006

• Skill shortages and the absence of wage pressures Final Report

Projects commenced in 2005

• The Long-term Impact of Informal Care-giving on Carers Project Description
• Childcare Use and Parents' Labour Supply in Australia Working Paper
• Synthesis of Melbourne Institute Research, 2000 to 2005 Final Report

Projects commenced in 2004

• Dimensions of Poverty, Disadvantage and Low Capabilities Project Description

Projects commenced in 2002

• What Happens to the Human Capital of the Unemployed over Time? An Analysis of Canges in Marginal Productivity and Job Finding Abilities Project Description and Working Paper arising from this project.
• Effects of Education, Fertility and Divorce on Married Women's Employment: Patterns Past, Present and Future Project Description and Working Paper arising from this project.
• The Net Benefit to Government of Higher Education Final Report