Role of lower-level qualifications in Australia's vocational education and training system

This report considers the role of lower-level qualifications (Certificate I and II) in Australia's national vocational education and training system. It was prepared for the former Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency by the Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET), Faculty of Education, Monash University in collaboration with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). The report includes a review of the research literature, analyses of relevant data and policy documents and accounts of the views of industry skill councils (ISC) and state training authorities (STA) gathered by questionnaire and consultations for the purposes of this report.