Stepping Stones

The centrepiece of the DAISES project is a multi-cohort, multi-wave longitudinal survey program which will see the Social Research Centre undertake approximately 150,000 interviews with persons on income support and users of Employment Services over the next three and a half years.The survey component of the research program will be known as Stepping Stones: Longitudinal Survey of Employment Services and Income Support.

Student Outcomes Survey

National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009 to 2011. The Student Outcomes Survey involves collecting information for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector about the satisfaction, further study and employment outcomes of VET students.  In 2009 alone the SOS will require the dissemination of some 300,000 questionnaires to VET students using a range of dissemmination and collection modes.

Australian Apprentice and Employer Satisfaction with Australian Apprenticeship Centre Surveys

Department of Education, Science and Training, 2004 onwards.  A customer satisfaction survey amongst approximately 6,000 employers and Australian Apprentices regarding services received from Australian Apprenticeships Centres.

Job Seeker Account Study

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 2004.  Major program evaluation involving a series of in-depth interviews and focus groups with Job Network members, and focus groups and depth interviews with Jobseekers, followed by 4,919 telephone interviews with jobseekers, examining usage and expenditure from the Job Seeker Account.

Job Stress and Health Behaviours Study

Centre for Study of Health and Society.  A survey of some 1,100 employed persons to assess how job stress may be related to health, 2003.

New Apprentices Long Term Outcomes Survey

Department of Education, Science and Training, 2004.  A survey of over 5,500 New Apprentices to assess employment and further education outcomes, 12 months after completing their traineeship / apprenticeship.

New Apprentices Short Term Outcomes Survey

Department of Education, Science and Training, 2004.  A survey of over 10,000 New Apprentices over 10 months to assess employment and further education outcomes, 3 months after completing their traineeship / apprenticeship.

On Track - Department of Education (ACT)

A post school destination survey of all Year 12 completers and early leavers from all Victorian schools 2008 to 2011.  This research also comprises a longitudinal survey to provide a comprehensive picture of what happens to a cohort of young people in the four years after they leave school.  The survey program involves undertaking a short telephone survey with approximately 40,000 school-leavers each year.

Parents on Low Income Survey (POLIS)

Department of Family and Community Services, 2003.  A survey amongst 1,500 parents on low income to identify income support exit pathways and evaluate education, labour market and ‘participation’ outcomes.

Personal Advisor Evaluation Survey

Department of Family and Community Services, 2004.  Evaluation involving a two wave longitudinal survey with 3,000 recipients of income support, 600 interviews with Personal Advisors and 45 depth interviews with special groups of income support recipients.

The Parenting New Claims Survey

Department of Family and Community Services, 2002 to 2004.  The design and conduct of a mutli-cohort, three wave longitudinal survey of some 6,500 Parenting Payment customers.

Welfare to Work Evaluation

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 2006 to 2008.  Design, development of conduct of a five wave, multi-cohort longitudinal study of 20,000 recipients of income support payments to evaluate initiatives undertaken as part of the Welfare to Work Program.

Work-Life Balance Study

Centre for Labour Market Research (University of WA).  A survey of 1,750 persons to assess attitudes to and experience of work-life balance issues.

Community Service Workforce Study

Pilot testing of materials for the Community Service Workforce Study is nearing completion with the main study taking place in May and June 2009.  This study, which is being conducted by the National Institute of Labour Studies (Flinders University), is the first of its kind in Australia, and will seek workforce profiling information from over 4,000 organisations.  Over 25,000 workers will also be approached to participate in the study.