House of Representatives Committees

Inquiry into vocational education in schools

On Monday 29 March 2004, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training tabled its report entitled Learning to Work.

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Front pages	Contents, Foreward, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, Executive Summary and List of Recommendations	(PDF 128KB)
Chapter 1	Introduction	(PDF 38KB)
Chapter 2	Purpose and rationale	(PDF 225KB)
Chapter 3	Systems of education	(PDF 155KB)
Chapter 4	Growth and participation	(PDF 300KB)
Chapter 5	The impact on schools	(PDF 175KB)
Chapter 6	Factors influencing vocational education	(PDF 281KB)
Chapter 7	Competing needs-dilemmas	(PDF 178KB)
Chapter 8	Career education	(PDF 202KB)
Chapter 9	Individual needs and pathways	(PDF 154KB)
Chapter 10	Conclusions	(PDF 57KB)
Appendix A	Conduct of the inquiry	(PDF 17KB)
Appendix B	List of submissions	(PDF 21KB)
Appendix C	List of exhibits	(PDF 43KB)
Appendix D	List of hearings & witnesses	(PDF 76KB)
Appendix E	Stepping Forward	(PDF 57KB)
Appendix F	List of abbreviations and glossary	(PDF 36KB)
Appendix G	References	(PDF 39KB)
Index	Index	(PDF 14KB)

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Public hearings (and transcripts)