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Investment in Vocational Education and Training (with Peter Noonan, Mike Long, Bruce Chapman, and Philip McKenzie), An unpublished report for Skills Australia, Canberra (2010)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and social networking to improve experiences of first-year apprentices (with Philip McKenzie and Adrian Beavis), An unpublished report to MEGT, Melbourne.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