An evaluation of education and training financial statistics: report to the Australian Bureau of Statistics

Gerald Burke, Monash University
Ross Harold
Phil McKenzie, ACER

Abstract

This report develops a framework for financial statistics for education and training in Australia, it reviews the current Australian education and training financial statistics against that framework and makes recommendations for further developments of financial statistics by the National Centre for Education and Training Statistics. The need for this study arises from known gaps in current data, inconsistencies or lack of important detail in the available data sets and new needs for education and training data arising from the changing nature of the workforce, globalisation and the increasing attention to lifelong learning both in and out of education and training institutions.