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International Student Outcomes Survey 2017: data dictionary National Centre for Vocational Education Research This document was produced as an added resource for further information on International onshore VET graduate outcomes 2017. The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government, state and territory governments or NCVER. SUPPORTDOCUMENT © Commonwealth of Australia, 2018 With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, the Department’s logo, any material protected by a trade mark and where otherwise noted all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au> licence. 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Published by NCVER, ABN 87 007 967 311 Level 5, 60 Light Square, Adelaide, SA 5000 PO Box 8288 Station Arcade, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia Phone +61 8 8230 8400 Fax +61 8 8212 3436 Email [email protected] Web <http://www.ncver.edu.au> <http://www.lsay.edu.au> Follow us: <http://twitter.com/ncver> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/ncver> Contents Contents ............................................................................................................. 3 Personal characteristics ....................................................................... 5 Age/Date of birth................................................................................................... 6 Country of birth ..................................................................................................... 8 Current country of residence ................................................................................... 13 Disability condition/impairment ............................................................................... 17 Disability status ................................................................................................... 20 Highest school level .............................................................................................. 22 Previous qualifications .......................................................................................... 24 Sex .................................................................................................................. 28 Speak a language other than English .......................................................................... 29 Type of Australian visa .......................................................................................... 34 Personal characteristics: Employment before training .................................. 36 Basis of employment before training ......................................................................... 37 Hours worked per week before training ...................................................................... 38 Industry before training ......................................................................................... 39 Job before training ............................................................................................... 41 Labour force status before training – derived ............................................................... 42 Looking for work before training .............................................................................. 44 Occupation before training ..................................................................................... 45 Training characteristics: About your training ............................................. 47 Enrolled as part of apprenticeship/traineeship ............................................................. 48 Group – derived ................................................................................................... 49 Main reason for undertaking training ......................................................................... 50 Suggestions for improving training ............................................................................ 52 Training delivery – how .......................................................................................... 53 Training characteristics: weighting variables ............................................. 56 Weight .............................................................................................................. 57 Training characteristics: Data from National VET Provider Collection ................ 58 Field of education ................................................................................................ 59 Funding source .................................................................................................... 62 Intended occupation of training activity ..................................................................... 64 Provider type ...................................................................................................... 66 Qualification ...................................................................................................... 67 Training package ................................................................................................. 69 Employment outcomes ....................................................................... 73 Barriers to employment ......................................................................................... 74 Basis of employment after training ........................................................................... 76 Change in skill level – derived .................................................................................. 77 Employed after training or in further study – derived ..................................................... 78 Employed in first full-time job, started after training .................................................... 79 Hours worked per week after training ........................................................................ 81 Improved employment circumstances after training - derived........................................... 82 Income after training ............................................................................................ 83 Industry after training ........................................................................................... 85 Job after training ................................................................................................. 87 Labour force status after training – derived ................................................................. 88 Looking for work after training ................................................................................ 90 Not employed before, employed after training - derived ................................................. 91 Occupation after training ....................................................................................... 92 Occupational destination - derived ........................................................................... 94 NCVER Student Outcomes Survey 2017: data dictionary: International 3 When commenced main job after training .................................................................. 96 Further study outcomes ...................................................................... 98 Enrolled in further study ........................................................................................ 99 Enrolled in further study in Australia ........................................................................ 101 Qualification level of further study .......................................................................... 102 Training provider of further study ............................................................................ 104 Satisfaction outcomes ...................................................................... 106 Achieved main reason .......................................................................................... 107 Overall satisfaction with the quality of the training ...................................................... 109 Recommend training provider to others .................................................................... 111 Recommend training to others ................................................................................ 113 Satisfaction with assessment .................................................................................. 114 Satisfaction with problem solving skills ..................................................................... 116 Satisfaction with teaching ..................................................................................... 118 Satisfaction with writing skills ................................................................................ 120 Benefits of training ......................................................................... 122 Job related benefits ............................................................................................ 123 Personal benefits ...............................................................................................