4211.0 - Education and Training Matters (Newsletter), Jun 2007
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In order to demonstrate their diverse range of skills and capacity to have fun, NCETS staff have also delivered careers and statistics presentations to several schools in the Canberra region. We are acutely aware of the need to develop and maintain strong relationships with our stakeholders. A recent example of NCETS willingness to work closely with other organisations was the outposting, in late 2006, of one of our staff members to DEST for five months. In so doing, NCETS was able to assist the department to develop statistical expertise and knowledge related to early years learning, which is part of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Human Capital Reform Agenda. ABS's reputation for the collection and dissemination of quality statistics is widely acknowledged. However, there is more to the work of NCETS than information gathering and reporting. NCETS also undertakes conceptual development of initiatives that will improve the quality, comparability, and comprehensiveness of education and training statistics. Measuring Learning in Australia: Plan to Improve the Quality, Coverage and Use of Education and Training Statistics (cat. no. 4231.0), which was published in 2003, serves as guide to key agencies and stakeholders in the sector as it articulates a set of agreed priorities for the development of education and training statistics. NCETS has recently consulted with relevant agencies as part of the process of reviewing and updating the Plan. You can find out more about recent developments and current NCETS projects in the remainder of this newsletter. We welcome your comments and feedback on any of our publications and reports, and are keen to assist you if you have any questions related to education and training statistics and research. Dr Chris Duncan Director National Centre for Education and Training Statistics THE ROLE OF NCETS The National Centre for Education and Training Statistics (NCETS) is based at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), in Canberra. It has responsibility for:
NCETS is represented on a number of committees and working groups where we provide statistical and technical advice and support on a range of education and training policies and programmes. These groups include:
You can find out more about NCETS on the Education and Training Noticeboard, under 'The National Centre for Education and Training Statistics'. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING STATISTICS Latest data about the educational experience of Australians were released in December 2006 and are available in Education and Work, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 6227.0). This survey collected information in May 2006 to describe characteristics of education participation and experience in relation to labour force characteristics. In February 2007, data from the August 2006 National Schools Statistics Collection were released in Schools, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4221.0). This collection details information about students, school affiliation and staff. The ABS Apparent Retention Rate Series has been the subject of extensive review by NCETS, culminating in an ABS research paper, Deriving Measures of Engagement in Secondary Education from the National Schools Statistics Collection ABS cat. no. 1351.0.55.016), which was released in December 2006. Implementation of a new occupation classification in all ABS collections is underway. The publication ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition (cat. no. 1220.0) was released in September 2006. It contains detailed information about: the conceptual basis underlying ANZSCO; the relationship between ANZSCO and the previous Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition; and the classification structure and definitions for occupational groups and occupations. For the 2006 Census of Population and Housing, occupation information will be dual-coded to ANZSCO and ASCO Second Edition. For enquiries about ANZSCO, please contact Andrew Woolley on (02) 6252 7073 or by email to a.c.woolley@abs.gov.au. The popular product A Directory of Education and Training Statistics (cat. no. 1136.0) is being updated, and will be released on the web from July 2007. Users will find this a very useful guide to the range of ABS and non-ABS statistical resources related to education and training activity in Australia. These and other recent developments are described in more detail on the Education and Training Noticeboard, under 'What's New'. NCETS PROJECTS The NCETS ongoing program of work includes a range of projects undertaken by the National Education and Training Statistics Unit (NETSU). There are some exciting survey developments that will extend the availability of information about adult learners and literacy and lifeskills, beyond our core regular survey program. Find out more about the:
You can see a comprehensive listing of these and other projects currently being undertaken, and a description of each, on the Education and Training Noticeboard, under 'Work in Progress'. EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATED PUBLICATIONS For information about recently released ABS publications related to education and training statistics, please see Education and Training Releases on the Education and Training theme page. For information about the range of statistical collections or key statistical publications that have at least some education and training content (whether ABS or non-ABS), please see the publication A Directory of Education and Training Statistics (cat. no. 1136.0). Links to other sources of education and training statistics are located via Other Related Sources of Information, on the Education and Training theme page. FURTHER CONTACT Contacting NCETS The Director: Dr Chris Duncan Email: christopher.duncan@abs.gov.au Phone: (02) 6252 5936 Fax: (02) 6252 7784 Postal address: National Centre for Education and Training Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics Locked Bag 10, BELCONNEN ACT 2616 Statistical inquiries The ABS's National Information and Referral Service is the first point of contact for all your statistical and publication enquiries. Phone: 1300 135 070 Fax: 1300 135 211 Post: Client Services, ABS, GPO Box 796, Sydney 1041 Email: client.services@abs.gov.au, and you will be contacted within two working days. Contacting ABS state and territory Education Statistics Liaison Officers New South Wales Ph: (02) 9268 4651 Email: tanya.dart@abs.gov.au Victoria Ph: (03) 9615 7860 Email: antonella.caruso@abs.gov.au Queensland Ph: (07) 3222 6488 Email: mark.hudson@abs.gov.au South Australia Ph: (08) 8237 7336 Email: stuart.finlay@abs.gov.au Western Australia Ph: (08) 9360 5920 Email: andy.separovic@abs.gov.au Tasmania Ph: (03) 9615 7211 Email: david.obrien@abs.gov.au Northern Territory Ph: (08) 8943 2188 Email: rebecca.luxford@abs.gov.au Australian Capital Territory Ph: (02) 6252 8909 Email: rhonda.devos@abs.gov.au Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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