The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) aims to be Australia's leading provider of quality, independent information about vocational education and training (VET). In this capacity, NCVER is responsible for collecting and managing national VET and New Apprenticeship statistics, and managing national surveys of TAFE graduates and students, and employers' views of training. <br /> It undertakes a strategic program of research, and collects and provides VET research findings from Australian and international sources through the VOCED research database. Additionally, NCVER undertakes consultancy work specialising in industry skills studies, conducting program evaluations, and undertaking statistical analyses of various aspects of VET.