Justin Brown is a Senior Research Fellow in the Teaching Learning and Transitions
program at ACER with a particular interest in applied research pertaining to the
vocational education and training sector. Justin has conducted research and policy
analysis for a range of organisations in Australia and internationally including Skills
Australia, the Australian Qualifications Framework Council, the LH Martin Institute and
the National VET Equity Advisory Council. These projects, among others, have focused on
funding models, articulation pathways between VET and higher education, leadership in the
VET sector, retention of first-year apprentices and exploring good practice to support
disadvantaged learners. 

Articles

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VET Leadership for the Future: contexts, characteristics and capabilities (with Hamish Bennett Coates, V Lynn Meek, Tim Friedman, Peter Noonan, and John Mitchell), Higher Education Research (2010)

This study examines leadership in Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector. VET leaders make...

 

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VET Leadership for the Future: contexts, characteristics and capabilities : research briefing. (with Hamish Bennett Coates, V Lynn Meek, Tim Friedman, Peter Noonan, and John Mitchell), Higher Education Research (2010)

Key insights:

Leadership is about managing change and guiding growth in fluid environments.

Leadership requires...

 

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The On Track Survey 2009 : The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria : statewide report (with Sheldon Rothman, Kylie Hillman, Gary Marks, and Philip McKenzie), Transition and Post-School Education and Training (2010)

Findings presented in this report are based on the On Track telephone survey of 36,022...

 

Reports

Investment in Vocational Education and Training (with Peter Noonan, Mike Long, Bruce Chapman, and Philip McKenzie), An unpublished report for Skills Australia, Canberra (2010)
 
Mentoring and social networking to improve experiences of first-year apprentices (with Philip McKenzie and Adrian Beavis), An unpublished report to MEGT, Melbourne. (2010)
 

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Supporting disadvantaged learners in the Australian VET sector (with Sue North), A report for the National VET Equity Advisory Council, Melbourne (2010)

This paper investigates support models for supporting disadvantaged learners and job seekers in the education,...

 
Funding for tertiary education and training (with Peter Noonan, Gerald Burke, and Mike Long), An unpublished report for the Australian Qualifications Framework Council, Adelaide. (2009)
 
Indigenous Youth Transitions (with Gina Milgate, Jenny Wilkinson, and Philip McKenzie), An unpublished report for the Department of Planning and Community Development, Melbourne. (2009)
 

Presentations

The VET Workforce: key changes and development strategies (with Philip McKenzie), VISTA (2009)