Special collections

These special collections have been compiled by the VOCEDplus team and allow users to quickly browse sets of records within collections. Some items can belong to more than one collection. If you have feedback or suggested titles, please contact us.

VOCEDplus also plays a key role in the archiving and preservation of research. Historical documents from collections not previously available in digital form have been digitised and made freely available online with the permission of the copyright owner.

    Australian landmark reports

    National VET reports
    State/Territory VET reports
    National HE reports

    NCVER Communities of Practice

    This collection brings together the published papers from NCVER's Community of Practice program, Academic Scholarship program, and the Building Researcher Capacity initiative.

    ANTA collection

    ANTA was an Australian government statutory authority from 1992-2005 to provide a national focus for vocational education and training. ANTA resources can be accessed through VOCEDplus.

    Pathways for practitioners

    This collection is part of practical action to improve transition pathways between VET and higher education. It includes pathways-related resources and an online user community.

    Key conferences

    This page lists key conferences in the tertiary education sector with links to conference proceedings and selected papers in VOCEDplus.
     

    Reframing the Future collection

    All Reframing the Future publications
    Core idea publications
     

    Key policy and research by region

    Tertiary education policy and research from various regions of the world.
     

    Thesis collection

    This collection aims to bring together theses on various topics in tertiary education.

    Literacy and numeracy resources

    ALNARC collection
    ALNP collection
    WELL collection

    UNESCO-UNEVOC collection

    Here users can find resources published by or on behalf of UNEVOC, UNESCO's International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

    More about the collections

    Australian landmark reports

    This collection comprises selected key documents that have influenced the development of vocational education and training (VET) and higher education (HE) systems in Australia. New documents are added on an ongoing basis. Some have had several years to exert influence whilst others have been added more recently because of their status as major policy documents.

    The collection is divided into three categories: national VET; State/Territory VET; and national HE.

    Many older reports are freely available in digital form for the first time via VOCEDplus:

    Wright ReportCommonwealth-State Apprenticeship Inquiry: report of Committee [Wright report], published in 1954 (the oldest report in the national VET collection)

     

    Literacy and numeracy resources

    The Adult Literacy National Project (ALNP) had the primary objective of funding and promoting research, resources and projects in the field of adult literacy in Australia. The project is no longer funded.

    The Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC) was a national collaboration between five university-based research centres that was funded under the ALNP funds.

    The government-funded Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Programme aimed to assist Australian organisations to train workers in English language, literacy and numeracy skills. The programme closed on 30 June 2014.

    Reframing the Future collection

    Reframing the Future (1997-2008) was the major VET workforce development initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.