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.

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.

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.

The Metropolitan Skills Shortages Survey

Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, 2008.  A telephone survey of 3,000 businesses across metropolitan Melbourne to measure skills shortages and better understand the impact of, and responses to, labour supply issues.

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.