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Quality Initial Teacher Education Review - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 25 Feb 2022
The Productivity Commission made a submission to the Quality Initial Teacher Education Review. The submission explores issues with attracting high-quality ITE candidates to teaching, including related issues with teacher shortages in specific areas,
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/quality-initial-teacher-education
Australian Manufacturing Industry - Productivity Commission submission
Released: 17 Sep 2021
The Productivity Commission made a submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into the Australian Manufacturing Industry. The submission addresses the role that the Australian manufacturing industry has played, is playing and
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/manufacturing-industry
The Demand Driven University System: A mixed report card - Commission Research Paper
Released: 17 Jun 2019
This research paper documents what happened during the demand driven university system before it ceased in 2017.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/university-report-card
Growing the Digital Economy and Maximising Opportunities for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) - Commission...
Released: 14 Feb 2019
This joint Australian and New Zealand report looks at the broad challenges and opportunities created by the digital economy and at what institutional and regulatory settings by the Australian and New Zealand Governments would be most effective.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/growing-digital-economy
Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Labour Market Outcomes in Australia - Productivity Commission Staff...
Released: 29 May 2014
This paper by Anthony Shomos and Matt Forbes was released on 29 May 2014. It profiles the literacy and numeracy skills of Australia's adult population and assesses how important they are for two labour market outcomes - employment and wages.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/literacy-numeracy-skills
National Partnership Agreement on Youth Attainment and Transitions
Released: 5 Jul 2012
Paragraph 61 of the of the National Partnership Agreement on Youth Attainment and Transitions specifies that the COAG Reform Council is required to prepare assessment reports for the following performance benchmarks specified in the agreement:
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/national-partnership/youth
Links Between Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Labour Market Outcomes - Productivity Commission Staff...
Released: 20 Oct 2010
This paper analyses data from a 2006 survey on the literacy and numeracy skills of the Australian adult population.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/literacy-numeracy-labour-outcomes
The Effects of Education and Health on Wages and Productivity - Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper
Released: 18 Mar 2010
In this Staff Working Paper, a human capital earnings function and data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey are used to estimate the effects of education and health status on wages, which can be used as an
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/education-health-effects-wages
National Agreement Performance Information 2008: National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development
Released: 1 Nov 2009
The information in this report is intended as an input to the COAG Reform Council's analysis of the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/national-agreements/workforce
Modified Demographic and Economic Model (MoDEM) 2.0 - Productivity Commission Technical Paper
Released: 28 Oct 2008
The Modified Demographic and Economic Model (MoDEM) 2.0 is used to calculate population, labour market and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projections under different demographic and labour assumptions.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/modem2
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